Description
This course is designed to promote an understanding of the effects of pre- and post-operative drugs on body systems of the surgical patient. Focus is also directed to drugs, intravenous fluids and blood replacements as they are used intra-operatively, as well as the effects of anesthetic agents. This course includes an overview of the history, development, standardization of pharmacology, and introduces measurement systems, conversions, and medical abbreviations. Specific surgical drugs are categorized, and the rationale given for their use. Explains and emphasizes medical and legal responsibilities of the surgical technologist regarding pharmaceuticals in surgery. Prerequisites: Admission into the Surgical Technology Program, BIO 111, HSC 107, HSC 140.