Main description:

This book helps you to learn the essential principles of pharmacotherapy and how they apply to today's healthcare. It includes content derived from Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 8e, the field's most respected reference. It features chapters will be peer-reviewed by both nurse practitioners and pharmacy professors; easy-to-follow disorder-based organization surveys the full range of organ system disorders treated in pharmacy practice. An online learning center includes self-assessment questions and answers. Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition uses a solid evidence-based approach to teach you how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate medication therapy. This trusted text provides everything you need to gain an in-depth understanding of the underlying principles of the pharmacotherapy of disease-and their practical application. In order to be as clinically relevant as possible, the disease states and treatments discussed focus on disorders most often seen in clinical practice, and laboratory values are expressed as both conventional units and SI units.
Importantly, all chapters were written or reviewed by pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians widely recognized as authorities in their fields. Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, Fourth Edition opens with an introductory chapter followed by chapters on pediatrics, geriatrics, and palliative care. The remainder of the text consists of ninety-eight disease-based chapters that review etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation, followed by therapeutic recommendations for drug selection, dosing, and patient monitoring. With a strong pedagogy program includes structured learning objectives; key concepts indicated with numbered icons; patient care and monitoring guidelines; knowledge-building boxed features within chapters consisting of Clinical Presentation & Diagnosis, Patient Encounters, and Patient Care and Monitoring Guidelines; a standardized chapter format; a glossary of terms; and much more.

Contents:

About the Editors Contributors Reviewers Preface PART I BASIC CONCEPTS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Section Editor: Patrick M. Malone 1. Introduction 2. Geriatrics 3. Pediatrics 4. Palliative Care PART II DISORDERS OF ORGAN SYSTEMS SECTION 1 Cardiovascular Disorders 5. Hypertension 6. Heart Failure 7. Ischemic Heart Disease 8. Acute Coronary Syndromes 9. Arrhythmias 10. Venous Thromboembolism 11. Stroke 12. Dyslipidemias 13. Hypovolemic Shock SECTION 2 Respiratory Disorders 14. Asthma 15. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16. Cystic Fibrosis SECTION 3 Gastrointestinal Disorders 17. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 18. Peptic Ulcer Disease 19. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 20. Nausea and Vomiting 21. Constipation, Diarrhea, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome 22. Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis 23. Pancreatitis 24. Viral Hepatitis SECTION 4 Renal Disorders 25. Acute Kidney Injury 26. Chronic and End-Stage Renal Disease 27. Fluids and Electrolytes 28. Acid-Base Disturbances SECTION 5 Neurologic Disorders 29. Alzheimer's Disease 30. Multiple Sclerosis 31. Epilepsy 32. Status Epilepticus 33. Parkinson's Disease 34. Pain Management 35. Headache SECTION 6 Psychiatric Disorders 36. Substance-Related Disorders 37. Schizophrenia 38. Major Depressive Disorder 39. Bipolar Disorder 40. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder 41. Sleep Disorders 42. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder SECTION 7 Endocrinologic Disorders 43. Diabetes Mellitus 44. Thyroid Disorders 45. Adrenal Gland Disorders 46. Pituitary Gland Disorders SECTION 8 Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders 47. Pregnancy and Lactation: Therapeutic Considerations 48. Contraception 49. Menstruation-Related Disorders 50. Hormone Therapy in Menopause SECTION 9 Urologic Disorders 51. Erectile Dysfunction 52. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 53. Urinary Incontinence and Pediatric Enuresis SECTION 10 Immunologic Disorders 54. Allergic and Pseudoallergic Drug Reactions 55. Solid Organ Transplantation SECTION 11 Bone and Joint Disorders 56. Osteoporosis 57. Rheumatoid Arthritis 58. Osteoarthritis 59. Gout and Hyperuricemia 60. Musculoskeletal Disorders SECTION 12 Disorders of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat 61. Glaucoma 62. Ophthalmic Disorders 63. Allergic Rhinitis SECTION 13 Dermatologic Disorders 64. Psoriasis 65. Common Skin Disorders SECTION 14 Hematologic Disorders 66. Anemia 67. Coagulation and Platelet Disorders 68. Sickle Cell Anemia SECTION 15 Diseases of Infectious Origin 69. Antimicrobial Regimen Selection 70. Central Nervous System Infections 71. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections 72. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections 73. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 74. Infective Endocarditis 75. Tuberculosis 76. Gastrointestinal Infections 77. Intra-Abdominal Infections 78. Parasitic Diseases 79. Urinary Tract Infections 80. Sexually Transmitted Infections 81. Osteomyelitis 82. Sepsis and Septic Shock 83. Superficial Fungal Infections 84. Invasive Fungal Infections 85. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery 86. Vaccines and Toxoids 1469 87. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection SECTION 16 Oncologic Disorders 88. Cancer Chemotherapy and Treatment 89. Breast Cancer 90. Lung Cancer 91. Colorectal Cancer 92. Prostate Cancer 93. Skin Cancer 94. Ovarian Cancer 95. Acute Leukemia 96. Chronic Leukemias and Multiple Myeloma 97. Malignant Lymphomas 98. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 99. Supportive Care in Oncology SECTION 17 Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders 100. Parenteral Nutrition 101. Enteral Nutrition 102. Overweight and Obesity Appendix A: Conversion Factors and Anthropometrics Appendix B: Common Medical Abbreviations Appendix C: Glossary Appendix D: Prescription Writing Principles Index