Full Description
"Disease & Drug Consult" is a unique new seriesmonographs plus monographs of the drugs used to treat them in a single handbook. In "Cardiovascular Disorders", for example, the nurse can read a full description of heart failure, then turn to the drug monographs for a full discussion of each of the drugs used to treat that disease. Each book in the series is based on a specific body system and has two sections. Part 1 presents diseases alphabetically, with a description, causes & incidence, signs & symptoms, complications, diagnosis, treatment including drugs used to treat the disease, and the reason for using each drug, and special considerations. Part 2 offers - also in alphabetical order - complete drug monographs for each drug mentioned in the disease section.
Contents
Contributors and consultants * Part 1 Disorders (in alphabetical order) * Part 2 Drugs (in alphabetical order) * Part 3 Appendices: Preventing miscommunication in drug administration Common combination drugs: Indications and dosages Drugs by therapeutic class Selected references Index
