from Sec 2 - Pharmacology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 June 2025
Chapter 2.9 covers drugs acting on the gastro-intestinal tract that are relevant to anaesthesia. We include antiemetic drugs, with detail on the vomiting centre and the mechanisms of action of commonly used antiemetics. We then discuss gastric acid secretion and drugs used to control this. Finally we discuss drugs used in diabetes – oral hypoglycaemic agents. Here we include detail on the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, commonly used drugs and the perioperative management of such drugs.
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