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Neurocritical Care for the Advanced Practice Clinician

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Pharmacotherapy is a central component in the management of neurocritically ill patients. In this chapter, we review key pharmacokinetic principles that dictate appropriate drug selection, dosing, and subsequent monitoring. We identify commonly used intrathecal and intraventricular antimicrobial therapy. We describe frequently used drug therapies in this setting including comparisons for antiepileptic drug therapies, analgesic, and sedative agents as well as common etiologies and management of hemodynamic instability.

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  1. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Kent A. Owusu PharmD

  2. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

    Leslie Hamilton PharmD

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  1. Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Jessica L. White

  2. Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Kevin N. Sheth

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Owusu, K.A., Hamilton, L. (2018). Pharmacology. In: White, J., Sheth, K. (eds) Neurocritical Care for the Advanced Practice Clinician. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48669-7_22

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