Pharmacotherapy Bedside Guide

by Christopher P. Martin, Robert L. Talbert

Overview

Select the most appropriate drug in any clinical situation--quickly and easily

Developed for use at the point of care, Pharmacotherapy Bedside Guide helps you decide which pharmacotherapy to employ in specific clinical situations. Comprised exclusively of quick-hit tables and algorithms, this carryanywhere companion tells you what treatment the evidence suggests for each illness or disorder. It also details essential drug information, such as benefits, risks, adverse reactions, dosage, interactions with other drugs, and responses. Conveniently organized by specialty and disorder rather than drug, Pharmacotherapy Bedside Guide will prove invaluable when treating patients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071817202
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	07/22/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	53 MB
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Table of Contents

1. Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

a. Ischemic Heart Disease

i. Stable angina

ii. Acute coronary syndromes

b. Heart Failure

i. Acute and chronic

c. Hypertension

i. Chronic hypertension

ii. Hypertensive urgency/emergency

d. Hyperlipidemia

e. Arrhythmias

1. Critical Care Pharmacotherapy

a. Shock syndromes

b. ICU sedation

1. Drug Induced Diseases

a. Hematologic

i. Blood dycrasias

b. Gastrointestinal

i. Drug induced liver injury

ii. Pancreatitis

c. Neurologic/Psychiatric

i. Neuropathies

ii. Delirium

d. Renal disease

i. Acute and chronic renal failure

e. Miscellaneous

i. Fever

1. Gastrointestinal Pharmacotherapy

a. Nausea and vomiting

b. Diarrhea and constipation

c. Gastroesophageal reflux disease

d. Cirrhosis

e. Pancreatitis

i. Acute and chronic

f. Peptic ulcer disease

1. Fluid and Electrolyte Pharmacotherapy

a. Fluid management

b. Sodium disorders

c. Potassium disorders

d. Calcium disorders

e. Magnesium disorders

f. Phosphorus disorders

1. Endocrinologic Pharmacotherapy

a. Diabetes mellitus

b. Thyroid disorders

c. HPA axis disorders

1. Hematology and Anticoagulation

a. Anticoagulation

i. VTE prophylaxis and treatment

ii. Atrial fibrillation

iii. Stroke

iv. Heparin induced thrombocytopenia

b. Anemia

1. Nephrology Pharmacotherapy

a. Chronic kidney disease and associated complications

1. Neurologic Pharmacotherapy

a. Stroke

b. Epilepsy

c. Parkinson’s disease

1. Nutrition

a. Enteral nutrition

b. Parenteral nutrition

1. Pain Management
2. Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy

a. Alcohol withdrawal

b. Depression

1. Pulmonary Pharmacotherapy

a. Asthma

b. COPD

c. Pulmonary hypertension

1. Rheumatologic Pharmacotherapy

a. Osteoporosis

b. Arthritis

1. Urology and Gynecology Pharmacotherapy

a. Contraception

b. Hormone replacement therapy

c. Benign prostatic hypertrophy

d. Urinary incontinence