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Pharmacologic Agents Commonly Used in the ICU

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This chapter covers the most common pharmacologic agents that are used in the ICU. The route, the dose, and the frequency of the most common medications are summarized for the readers’ convenience. All the drugs are listed alphabetically.

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Abbreviations

aPTT:

Activated partial thromboplastin time

BP:

Blood pressure

IM:

Intramuscular

IV:

Intravenous

NS:

Normal saline

PO:

By mouth

PR:

By rectum

SL:

Sublingual

SC:

Subcutaneous

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  1. Professor of Acute and Continuing Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

  2. Clinical Professor of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

  3. Professor of Medicine and Surgery, UAT, UABC, USON, UPAEP, BUAP - Mexico, Mexico, Mexico

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

  4. President Dorrington Medical Associates, PA, Houston, TX, USA

    Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, FRSM

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Varon, J. (2016). Pharmacologic Agents Commonly Used in the ICU. In: Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31605-5_19

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