Synopses & Reviews
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Learn the Essential Principles of Pharmacotherapy and Understand Their Clinical Application Now in full color!
Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practices utilizes a solid, evidence-based approach that supports the optimal pharmacotherapy of disease. In order to be as clinically relevant as possible, the disease states and treatments discussed focus on disorders most often seen in practice. 98 diseaes-based chapters review etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation, followed by clear therapeutic recommendations for drug selection, dosing, and patient monitoring. All chapters have been written by content experts and reviewed by authorities in their fields.
Features:
- NEW full-color format
- NEW chapters on pediatrics, geriatrics, and palliative care
- Valuable learning aids, including
- Structured learning objects
- Key concepts
- Patient care and monitoring guidelines
- Up-to-date literature citations
- Tables, figures, text boxes, and algorithms
- A glossary of terms
- An online learning center that includes self-assessment questions and answers
- Laboratory values expressed as both conventional units and SI units
- Appendices that include conversion factors and anthropometrics, common laboratory tests and their reference ranges, and common medical abbreviations
- Patient encounter vignettes to develop critical-thinking skills and make the text more applicable to everyday patient care
Content that represents the insights of more than 160 authors and 140 reviewers:
Condensed Table of Contents:
Part 1: Basic Concepts in Pharmacotherapy Essentials; Part 2: Disorders of Organ Systems: Cardiovascular Disorders, Respiratory Disorders, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Renal Disorders, Neurologic Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders, Endocrinologic Disorders, Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders, Urologic Disorders, Immunologic Disorders, Bone and Joint Disorders, Eye Disorders, Ear Disorders, Nose Disorders, Throat Disorders, Dermatologic Disorders, Hematologic Disorders, Oncologic Disorders, Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders.'
Synopsis
All the essentials of the gold standard Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach-condensed into an exceptional streamlined resource Now in full color!
In this indispensable guide, you'll find the unique orientation to pharmacotherapy found in the classic Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach distilled to tightly focused resource. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice reflects all the clinical rigor of the larger text, complete with a solid evidence-based approach that supports the pharmacologic treatment of disease. And, it delivers just the right amount of information on topics that experts in their respective fields chose for their overall importance to patient care.
Supporting this balanced, up-to-date coverage is helpful pedagogy such as learning objectives, key concepts, and boxed features within chapters, all of which reinforce your understanding of how pharmacotherapy can improve patient outcomes. In addition, a consistent chapter template-covering such integral areas as epidemiology, treatment, and outcome evaluation-makes the material more accessible than any other text.
Features:
- NEW full-color format
- Collecively, this textbook represents the work of more than 160 authors and 140 reviewers
- Based on user feedback, this edition has added drug dosing in renal failure, drug dosing in hepatic failure and special population
- SI units have been added
Content that represents the insights of more than 160 authors and 140 reviewers:
Condensed Table of Contents:
Part 1: Basic Concepts in Pharmacotherapy Essentials; Part 2: Disorders of Organ Systems: Cardiovascular Disorders, Respiratory Disorders, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Renal Disorders, Neurologic Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders, Endocrinologic Disorders, Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders, Urologic Disorders, Immunologic Disorders, Bone and Joint Disorders, Eye Disorders, Ear Disorders, Nose Disorders, Throat Disorders, Dermatologic Disorders, Hematologic Disorders, Oncologic Disorders, Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders.
About the Author
Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FASHP Professor and Head
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Tucson, AZ
Terry L. Schwinghammer, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
Professor and Chair
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
West Virginia University
School of Pharmacy
Morgantown, WV
Barbara G. Wells, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPP
Professor and Dean
Executive Director, Research Institute
of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Patrick M. Malone, PharmD, FASHP
Professor and Associate Dean, Internal Affairs
College of Pharmacy
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
Jill M. Kolesar, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Professor
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Director, 3P
Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory
University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Madison, WI
Joseph T. DiPiro, PharmD, FCCP
Professor and Executive Dean
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina, Columbia
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Table of Contents
PART 1. BASIC CONCEPTS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY ESSENTIALS
1. Introduction by Jack E. Fincham
PART 2. DISORDERS OF ORGAN SYSTEMS
Section 1. Cardiovascular Disorders
2. Hypertension by Robert J. Straka, R. Todd Burkhardt, and David Parra
3. Heart Failure by Orly Vardeny and Tien M. H. Ng
4. Ischemic Heart Disease by Larisa H. Cavallari and Robert J. DiDomenico
5. Acute Coronary Syndromes by Sarah A. Spinler and Simon de Denus
6. Arrhythmias by James E. Tisdale
7. Venous Thromboembolism by Stuart T. Haines and Edith A. Nutescu
8. Stroke by Susan R. Winkler
9. Hyperlipidemia by Matthew Ito
10. Hypovolemic Shock by Bradley A. Boucher and G. Christopher Wood
Section 2. Respiratory Disorders
11. Asthma by W. Greg Leader
12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Tara R. Whetsel and Nicole D. Verkleeren
13. Cystic Fibrosis by Kimberly J. Novak
Section 3. Gastrointestinal Disorders
14. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Dianne B. Williams and Marie A. Chisholm
15. Peptic Ulcer Disease by Jeffrey J. Fong and John W. Devlin
16. Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Brian A. Hemstreet
17. Nausea and Vomiting by Sheila Wilhelm
18. Constipation, Diarrhea, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Beverly Mims and Clarence Curry
19. Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis by Laurajo Ryan
20. Pancreatitis by Joseph J. Kishel
21. Viral Hepatitis by Juliana Chan
Section 4. Renal Disorders
22. Acute Renal Failure by Mary Stamatakis
23. Chronic and End-Stage Renal Disease by Kristine Schonder
24. Fluids and Electrolytes by Mark Malesker and Lee Morrow
25. Acid-Base Disorders by Mark Malesker and Lee Morrow
Section 5. Neurologic Disorders
26. Multiple Sclerosis by Melody Ryan
27. Epilepsy by Timothy E. Welty and Edward Faught
28. Status Epilepticus by Gretchen M. Brophy and Eljim P. Tesoro
29. Parkinsons Disease by Mary L. Wagner
30. Pain Management by Christine K. ONeil
31. Headache by Leigh Ann Ross and Brendan S. Ross
Section 6. Psychiatric Disorders
32. Alzheimers Disease by Gary M. Levin, Toya M. Bowles, and Megan J. Ehret
33. Substance-Related Disorders by Sally K. Guthrie, Kirk J. Brower, and Maher Karam-Hage
34. Schizophrenia by Deanna L. Kelly and Elaine Weiner
35. Depressive Disorders by Marshall E. Cates, Jacqueline Feldman, and Angela Ann Passero
36. Bipolar Disorder by Naomi A. House and Martha J. Faulkner
37. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder by Sheila Botts, Tawny Bettinger, and Brian Greenlee
38. Sleep Disorders by John M. Dopp and Bradley G. Phillips
39. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Kevin W. Cleveland and John Erramouspe
Section 7. Endocrinologic Disorders
40. Diabetes Mellitus by Christopher L. Cook, Tommy Johnson, and William E. Wade
41. Thyroid Disorders by Michael D. Katz 42. Adrenal Gland Disorders by Devra K. Dang, Judy T. Chen, Frank Pucino, Jr., and Karim Anton Calis
43. Pituitary Gland Disorders by Judy T. Chen, Devra K. Dang, Frank Pucino, Jr., and Karim Anton Calis
Section 8. Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders
44. Pregnancy and Lactation: Therapeutic Considerations by Deborah Sturpe and Kari Alperovitz-Bichell
45. Contraception by Julia M. Koehler and Kathleen B. Haynes
46. Menstruation-Related Disorders by Elena M. Umland, Lara C. Weinstein, and Abby Morris
47. Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopause by Nicole S. Culhane and Melissa A. Somma
Section 9. Urologic Disorders
48. Erectile Dysfunction by Cara Liday and Catherine A. Heyneman
49. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Mary Lee
50. Urinary Incontinence and Pediatric Enuresis by David R. P. Guay
Section 10. Immunologic Disorders
51. Allergic and Pseudoallergic Drug Reactions by J. Russell May and Philip H. Smith
52. Solid Organ Transplantation by Steven Gabardi and Ali J. Olyaei
Section 11. Bone and Joint Disorders
53. Osteoporosis Beth Bryles Phillips
54. Rheumatoid Arthritis by Susan P. Bruce
55. Osteoarthritis by Benjamin J. Epstein, John G. Gums, and Karen Hall
56. Gout and Hyperuricemia by Geoffrey C. Wall
57. Musculoskeletal Disorders by Jill S. Burkiewicz
Section 12. Disorders of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
58. Glaucoma by Mikael D. Jones
59. Allergic Rhinitis by Kristi N. Hofer and Michelle W. McCarthy
60. Minor Ophthalmic Disorders by Kendra Grande
Section 13. Dermatologic Disorders
61. Psoriasis Rebecca Law
62. Common Skin Disorders by Angie L. Goeser
Section 14. Hematologic Disorders
63. Anemia Edward C. Li and James M. Hoffman
64. Coagulation Disorders Alma Hamidovic
65. Sickle Cell Disease by R. Donald Harvey
Section 15. Diseases of Infectious Origin
66. Antimicrobial Regimen Selection by Karl Madaras-Kelly and Catherine Oliphant
67. Central Nervous System Infections by S. Diane Goodwin and Charles Hartis
68. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Diane M. Cappelletty
69. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections by Heather L. VandenBussche
70. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections by A. Christie Graham and Randy Wesnitzer
71. Infective Endocarditis by Ronda L. Akins
72. Tuberculosis by Charles A. Peloquin and Rocsanna Namdar
73. Gastrointestinal Infections by Elizabeth D. Hermsen and Ziba Jalali
74. Intra-abdominal Infections by Joseph T. DiPiro and Thomas Howdieshell
75. Parasitic Diseases by J. V. Anandan
76. Urinary Tract Infection by Brian A. Potoski
77. Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Marlon Honeywell and Michael D. Thompson
78. Osteomyelitis by Melinda M. Neuhauser and Susan L. Pendland
79. Sepsis and Septic Shock by S. Scott Sutton
80. Superficial Fungal Infections by Lauren S. Schlesselman
81. Invasive Fungal Infections by Russell E. Lewis and Philip David Rogers
82. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery by Keith M. Olsen and Jill A. Rebuck
83. Vaccines and Toxoids by Marianne Billeter
84. Human Immundeficiency Virus Infection by Amanda H. Corbett, Rosa F. Yeh, Julie Dumond, and Angela D. M. Kashuba
Section 16. Oncologic Disorders
85. Cancer Chemotherapy and Treatment by Dianne Brundage
86. Breast Cancer by Cindy L. OBryant, Kristine Hahn, and Laura Boehnke Michaud
87. Lung Cancer by Val R. Adams and Justin M. Balko
88. Colorectal Cancer by Patrick J. Medina
89. Prostate Cancer by Jill Kolesar
90. Malignant Lymphomas by Christopher A. Fausel
91. Ovarian Cancer by Judith A. Smith
92. Acute Leukemias by Nancy Heideman
93. Chronic Leukemias and Multiple Myeloma by Amy M. Pick and Timothy R. McGuire
94. Skin Cancer by Trinh Pham
95. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation by Jeannine S. McCune
96. Oncologic Emergencies by Brad L. Stanford
Section 17. Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders
97. Parenteral Nutrition by Michael D. Kraft and Imad F. Btaiche
98. Enteral Nutrition by Sarah J. Miller
99. Overweight and Obesity by Maqual R. Graham and Cameron C. Lindsey