This may be the best ACLS instructor tool ever! Mosby's ACLS Lecture Series is a unique video series that brings the ACLS experts right into your classroom... whenever you need them. Each video features an expert presenter, animations, interesting narration and powerful street footage. Viewers will experience the "real world" of ACLS with a focus on the "how" and the "why" behind the procedures and management of ACLS. Cardiovascular Pharmacology I features expert presenter Dr. Ray Fowler, an emergency physician and ACLS instructor with more than 25 years of experience. Cardiovascular Pharmacology I discusses the medications used in acute coronary syndromes and medications used to manage specific cardiac dysrhythmias. The lecture focuses on the mechanism of action, indications and precautions for each medication as it pertains to ACLS. Medications discussed include: * Oxygen * Nitroglycerin * Morphine * Naloxone * Nalmefene * Aspirin * Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors * Fibrinolytic Agents * Heparin * ACE Inhibitors * Epinephrine * Atropine * Beta-Blockers * Lidocaine * Procainamide * Amiodarone * Calcium Channel Blockers * Adenosine * Magnesium Sulfate