2021
Neurological Aging and Pharmacological Management of Geriatric Patients
Akhtar S. Neurological Aging and Pharmacological Management of Geriatric Patients. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2021, 11: 381-386. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-021-00497-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2015
Geriatric Pharmacology
Akhtar S, Ramani R. Geriatric Pharmacology. Anesthesiology Clinics 2015, 33: 457-469. PMID: 26315631, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly patientsLong-term outcomesEnd-organ sensitivityFurther pharmacologic studiesOlder patientsAnesthetic medicationsGeriatric pharmacologyPharmacologic studiesAnesthetic drugsPatientsDrug overdosingDecreased volumePhysiologic processesContinuous variablesTrue extentMedicationsAnesthetics
1999
Differential bronchodilatory effects of terbutaline, diltiazem, and aminophylline in canine intraparenchymal airways
Akhtar S, Mazzeo A, Cheng E, Bosnjak Z, Kampine J. Differential bronchodilatory effects of terbutaline, diltiazem, and aminophylline in canine intraparenchymal airways. Critical Care Medicine 1999, 27: 1551-1556.. PMID: 10470763, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199908000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraparenchymal airwaysVolatile anestheticsAdministration of terbutalineAnimal research laboratoryDose-response curveAirway ringsDistal airwaysTissue bathAdult dogsIsometric tensionMaximum doseAirwayBronchodilatorsAminophyllineTerbutalineAnestheticsEffective concentrationMaximum responseDogsTopographic locationFlow regulationBronchiolusBronchusAcetylcholineGreater degree