Full Description
Publisher's Noteguaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Learn the essential principles of pharmacotherapy and how they apply to today's healthcare.Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition uses a solid evidence-based approach to teach you how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate medication therapy. This trusted text provides everything you need to gain an in-depth understanding of the underlying principles of the pharmacotherapy of disease-and their practical application. In order to be as clinically relevant as possible, the disease states and treatments discussed focus on disorders most often seen in clinical practice, and laboratory values are expressed as both conventional units and SI units. Importantly, all chapters were written or reviewed by pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians widely recognized as authorities in their fields.Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition opens with an introductory chapter followed by chapters on pediatrics, geriatrics, and palliative care. The remainder of the text consists of ninety-eight disease-based chapters that review etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation, followed by therapeutic recommendations for drug selection, dosing, and patient monitoring. A strong pedagogy program includes structured learning objectives; key concepts indicated with numbered icons; patient care and monitoring guidelines; knowledge-building boxed features within chapters consisting of Clinical Presentation & Diagnosis, Patient Encounters, and Patient Care and Monitoring Guidelines; a standardized chapter format; a glossary of terms; and much more.
Contents
About the EditorsContributorsReviewers Preface Section Editor: Patrick M. Malone1. Introduction 2. Geriatrics3. Pediatrics4. Palliative CareSECTION 1 Cardiovascular Disorders5. Hypertension6. Heart Failure7. Ischemic Heart Disease 8. Acute Coronary Syndromes 9. Arrhythmias 10. Venous Thromboembolism 11. Stroke12. Dyslipidemias13. Hypovolemic ShockSECTION 2 Respiratory Disorders14. Asthma15. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease16. Cystic FibrosisSECTION 3 Gastrointestinal Disorders17. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease18. Peptic Ulcer Disease19. Inflammatory Bowel Disease20. Nausea and Vomiting21. Constipation, Diarrhea, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome22. Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis23. Pancreatitis24. Viral HepatitisSECTION 4 Renal Disorders25. Acute Kidney Injury26. Chronic and End-Stage Renal Disease27. Fluids and Electrolytes28. Acid-Base DisturbancesSECTION 5 Neurologic Disorders29. Alzheimer's Disease30. Multiple Sclerosis31. Epilepsy32. Status EpilepticusNER(01): WOW
