title: Nitric oxide: a primer for the practicing anesthetist.
abstract: Nitric oxide (NO) is receiving interest because of its use in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Because more studies are being conducted, researchers are discovering a vast array of physiological effects attributable to NO. NO has been implicated as having a role in the endogenous regulation of blood pressure; smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle relaxation; renal and immune system functioning; and selective pulmonary vasodilation. This article looks at the pharmacological and physiological effects of NO and its current use in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Anesthesia Program, School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-4270, USA.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Kervin
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Wren
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farrer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology*; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide