- Chapter 1 Respiratory therapy techniques
- Chapter 2 Cardiovascular therapy techniques
- Chapter 3 Renal therapy techniques
- Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal therapy techniques
- Chapter 5 Nutrition
- Chapter 6 Respiratory monitoring
- Chapter 7 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Chapter 8 Tissue perfusion monitoring
- Chapter 9 Neurological monitoring
- Chapter 10 Fluids
- Chapter 11 Respiratory drugs
- Chapter 12 Cardiovascular drugs
- Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal drugs
- Chapter 14 Neurological drugs
- Chapter 15 Haematological drugs
- Chapter 16 Miscellaneous drugs
- Chapter 17 Resuscitation
- Chapter 18 Respiratory disorders
- Chapter 19 Cardiovascular disorders
- Chapter 20 Renal disorders
- Chapter 21 Gastrointestinal disorders
- Chapter 22 Hepatic disorders
- Chapter 23 Neurological disorders
- Chapter 24 Haematological disorders
- Chapter 25 Metabolic disorders
- Chapter 26 Poisoning
- Chapter 27 Shock
- Chapter 28 Infection and inflammation
- Chapter 29 Trauma and burns
- Chapter 30 Physical disorders
- Chapter 31 Pain and postoperative intensive care
- Chapter 32 Maternal critical care
- Chapter 33 Death and dying
- Chapter 34 Intensive care unit organization and management
- Chapter 35 Looking after critically ill children
(p. 205) Gastrointestinal drugs
- Chapter:
- (p. 205) Gastrointestinal drugs
- Author(s):
Carl Waldmann
, Andrew Rhodes
, Neil Soni
, and Jonathan Handy
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198723561.003.0013
This chapter discusses gastrointestinal drugs and includes discussion on H2 blockers and proton pump inhibitors (including discussion on physiology of acid secretion, pharmacology, pathophysiology of stress ulcers, stress ulcer prophylaxis, and treatment of acute bleeding after endoscopy), antiemetics (including discussion on mechanisms of nausea and vomiting, antiemetic drugs, and clinical approach), gut motility agents (indications, erythromycin, erythromycin versus metoclopramide, metoclopramide, domperidone, cisapride, neostigmine, and alternative treatment strategies), antidiarrhoeals (risk factors and causes of diarrhoea, antidiarrhoeal drugs, and enteral supplements), and constipation in critical care. This includes pathophysiology of and risk factors for constipation, treatments including bulk-forming, stimulating, osmotic, and emollient laxatives, as well as suppositories and enemas, motility agents, and opioid antagonists. It also outlines special circumstances, including palliative care, spinal cord injury, and liver failure patients.
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- Chapter 1 Respiratory therapy techniques
- Chapter 2 Cardiovascular therapy techniques
- Chapter 3 Renal therapy techniques
- Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal therapy techniques
- Chapter 5 Nutrition
- Chapter 6 Respiratory monitoring
- Chapter 7 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Chapter 8 Tissue perfusion monitoring
- Chapter 9 Neurological monitoring
- Chapter 10 Fluids
- Chapter 11 Respiratory drugs
- Chapter 12 Cardiovascular drugs
- Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal drugs
- Chapter 14 Neurological drugs
- Chapter 15 Haematological drugs
- Chapter 16 Miscellaneous drugs
- Chapter 17 Resuscitation
- Chapter 18 Respiratory disorders
- Chapter 19 Cardiovascular disorders
- Chapter 20 Renal disorders
- Chapter 21 Gastrointestinal disorders
- Chapter 22 Hepatic disorders
- Chapter 23 Neurological disorders
- Chapter 24 Haematological disorders
- Chapter 25 Metabolic disorders
- Chapter 26 Poisoning
- Chapter 27 Shock
- Chapter 28 Infection and inflammation
- Chapter 29 Trauma and burns
- Chapter 30 Physical disorders
- Chapter 31 Pain and postoperative intensive care
- Chapter 32 Maternal critical care
- Chapter 33 Death and dying
- Chapter 34 Intensive care unit organization and management
- Chapter 35 Looking after critically ill children