Pharmacotherapy casebook

By Terry L. Schwinghammer, Julia M. Koehler

Subjects: Drug therapy, Patient-centered care, Rm263 .p56 2011, Pathological Physiology, Disease management, Case studies, Chemotherapy--case studies, Physiology, pathological, Examination Questions, Drug Therapy, Patient-Centered Care, Chemotherapy, 615.5/8, Wb 18.2, Case Reports, Physiology, pathological--case studies, Disease Management

Description: " 155 cases show you how apply the principles of pharmacotherapy to real-world clinical practice The perfect study companion to DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach Pharmacotherapy Casebook sharpens the problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills you need to identify and resolve the most commonly encoutnererd drug problems. The eighth edition features 155 patients cases is organized by body system to correspond with the organization of DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach.Everything you need to develop expertise in pharmacotherapy decision making: Realistic patient presentations include medical history, physical examination, and laboratory data, followed by a series of questions using a systematic, problem-solving approach Wide range of cases -- from single disease states to multiple disease states and drug-related problems Appendix contains valuable information on pharmacy abbreviations, laboratory tests, and mathematical conversion factors, anthropometrics, and sample responses to case questions Condensed Table of Contents: SECTION 1: FOUNDATION ISSUES; SECTION 2: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS; SECTION 3: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS; SECTION 4: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER; SECTION 5: RENAL DISORDERS; SECTION 6: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS; SECTION 7: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; SECTION 8: ENDOCRINOLOGIC DISORDERS; SECTION 9: WOMEN'S HEALTH (GYNECOLOGIC DISORDERS); SECTION 10: UROLOGIC DISORDERS; SECTION 11: IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS; SECTION 12: BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS; SECTION 13: DISORDERS OF THE EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT; SECTION 14: DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS; SECTION 15: HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS; SECTION 16: INFECTIOUS DISEASES.SECTION 18: NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS; SECTION 19: COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES; APPENDICES"--Provided by publisher.