Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, Eighth Edition

by Schwinghammer, Terry; Koehler, Julia

• ISBN13: 9780071746267
• ISBN10: 0071746269
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

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 Casebooksharpens 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

Table of Contents

BONE AND JOINT DISORDERSEdited by Terry L. Schwinghammer

1. Gout and Hyperuricemia

2. Osteoarthritis

3. Osteoporosis

4. Rheumatoid Arthritis

CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERSEdited by Terry L. Schwinghammer

5. Acute Coronary Syndromes

6. Arrhythmias

7. Cardiac Arrest

8. Dyslipidemia

9. Heart Failure

10. Hypertension

11. Ischemic Heart Disease

12. Shock

13. Stroke

14. Venous Thromboembolism

DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERSEdited by Terry L. Schwinghammer

15. Acne Vulgaris

16. Dermatologic Drug Reactions and Common Skin Conditions

17. Psoriasis

ENDOCRINOLOGIC DISORDERSEdited by Terry L. Schwinghammer

18. Adrenal Gland Disorders

19. Diabetes Mellitus

20. Thyroid Disorders

GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERSEdited by Joseph T. DiPiro

21. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

22. Constipation

23. Diarrhea

24. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (TS)

25. Hepatitis, Viral

26. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

27. Nausea and Vomiting

28. Pancreatitis (TS)

29. Peptic Ulcer Disease (TS)

GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC DISORDERSEdited by Barbara G. Wells

30. Contraception

31. Menopause and Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy

32. Pregnancy and Lactation: Therapeutic Considerations

HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS Edited by Cecily DiPiro

33. Anemias

34. Sickle Cell Disease

INFECTIOUS DISEASESEdited by Joseph T. DiPiro

35. Antimicrobial Regimen Selection

36. Central Nervous System Infections

37. Endocarditis

38. Fungal Infections, Invasive

39. Gastrointestinal Infections

40. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

41. Influenza

42. Intraabdominal Infections

43. Respiratory Tract Infections, Lower

44. Respiratory Tract Infections, Upper

45. Sepsis and Septic Shock

46. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

47. Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections

48. Surgical Prophylaxis

49. Tuberculosis

50. Urinary Tract Infections and Prostatitis

51. Vaccines, Toxoids, and Other Immunobiologics

NEUROLOGIC DISORDERSEdited by Barbara G. Wells

52. Alzheimer’s Disease

53. Epilepsy

54. Headache: Migraine and Tension-Type

55. Pain Management

56. Parkinson’s Disease

57. Status Epilepticus

NUTRITIONAL DISORDERSEdited by Cecily DiPiro

58. Assessment of Nutrition Status and Nutrition Requirements

59. Enteral Nutrition

60. Obesity

61. Parenteral Nutrition

ONCOLOGIC DISORDERSEdited by Cecily DiPiro

62. Breast Cancer

63. Colorectal Cancer

64. Lung Cancer

65. Lymphomas

66. Prostate Cancer

67. Renal Cell Carcinoma

OPHTHALMIC DISORDERSEdited by Cecily DiPiro

68. Glaucoma

PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSEdited by Barbara G. Wells

69. Anxiety Disorders

70. Bipolar Disorder

71. Major Depressive Disorder

72. Schizophrenia

73. Sleep Disorders

74. Substance-Related Disorders

RENAL DISORDERS Edited by Cecily DiPiro

75. Acid-Base Disorders

76. Acute Kidney Injury

77. Chronic Kidney Disease

78. Drug Therapy Individualization for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

79. Electrolyte Homeostasis

RESPIRATORY DISORDERSEdited by Terry L. Schwinghammer

80. Allergic Rhinitis

81. Asthma

82. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

UROLOGIC DISORDERSEdited by Cecily DiPiro

83. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

84. Erectile Dysfunction

85. Urinary Incontinence

APPENDICESEdited by Barbara G. Wells

Appendix 1. Allergic and Pseudoallergic Drug Reactions

Appendix 2. Geriatrics

Appendix 3. Drug-Induced Hematologic Disorders

Appendix 4. Drug-Induced Liver Disease

Appendix 5. Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease

Appendix 6. Drug-Induced Kidney Disease