http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com Nursing Information about Medications commonly used in Orthopaedics en-us Sun Jan 13 2008 17:15:14 GMT Copyright 2005 OWL Inc. orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (Christian Veillette) orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (OWL Inc.) http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/11378.html Antibiotics may be informally defined as the sub-group of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections. Other classes of drugs, most notably the sulfonamides, may be effective antibacterials. Similarly, some antibiotics may have secondary uses, such as the use of demeclocycline (Declomycin, a tetracycline derivative) to treat the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secretion. Other antibiotics may be useful in treating protozoal infections. 2007-05-31 17:15:14 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=11378 Not Available http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/11379.html A group of natural and synthetic analogues of the hormones secreted by the hypothalamic-anterior pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, more commonly referred to as the pituitary gland. These include glucocorticoids, which are anti-inflammatory agents with a large number of other functions; mineralocorticoids, which control salt and water balance primarily through action on the kidneys; and corticotropins, which control secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland. 2007-05-31 17:15:14 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=11379 Not Available http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/11382.html Local or regional anesthesia involves the injection or application of an anesthetic drug to a specific area of the body. This is in contrast to general anesthesia, which provides anesthesia to the entire body and brain. 2007-05-31 17:15:14 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=11382 Not Available http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/11380.html Skeletal muscle relaxants are drugs that relax striated muscles (those that control the skeleton). They are a separate class of drugs from the muscle relaxant drugs used during intubations and surgery to reduce the need for anesthesia and facilitate intubation. 2007-05-31 17:15:14 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=11380 Not Available http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/11381.html Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are medications other than corticosteroids that relieve pain, swelling, stiffness, and inflammation. 2007-05-31 17:15:14 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=11381 Not Available