Main description:

Prescribing Skills Workbook is the ideal way for students and junior doctors to practice prescribing. The book features 45 exercises, each one carefully chosen to test the reader's grasp of a key principle, such as managing a patient on warfarin. Each exercise begins with a short clinical scenario; next, the reader is invited to fill in a realistic, life-size chart in response; an answer section follows containing the correctly completed chart, together with a summary of the main clinical and educational aspects of the exercise.

A unique resource for medical students and junior doctors to improve their understanding of the principles of safe prescribing and practice filling out a drug chart correctly
45 life-size charts replicate the experience of completing a prescription, with 45 corresponding charts filled out correctly to compare, identify and rectify errors
DRUGCHARTS mnemonic systematically highlights the key items to consider when prescribing
Key points boxes highlight the main learning objectives
Introductory chapter includes tips for safe prescribing

Contents:

Introduction

Exercise 1 Basic skills

Exercise 2 Maintenance fluids

Exercise 3 Awkward medications

Exercise 4 Preoperative assessment

Exercise 5 Postoperative complications

Exercise 6 Postoperative pain relief

Exercise 7 Vomiting

Exercise 8 Renal failure

Exercise 9 Chest pain

Exercise 10 Warfarin interactions

Exercise 11 Dysphagia

Exercise 12 Anaphylaxis

Exercise 13 Shortness of breath

Exercise 14 Fluid prescribing in hypotension

Exercise 15 Paediatric fluid prescribing

Exercise 16 Fluid prescribing in epigastric pain

Exercise 17 Prescribing blood

Exercise 18 Electrolyte replacement

Exercise 19 Heparin infusions

Exercise 20 Paracetamol overdose

Exercise 21 Hyperkalaemia

Exercise 22 Hypovolaemic shock

Exercise 23 Preoperative assessment in diabetes

Exercise 24 Prescribing in pregnancy

Exercise 25 Breastfeeding

Exercise 26 Poor oral intake

Exercise 27 Atrial fibrillation

Exercise 28 Acute coronary syndrome

Exercise 29 Alcohol withdrawal

Exercise 30 Antibiotics

Exercise 31 Regular medications

Exercise 32 Nil-by-mouth patient

Exercise 33 Warfarin therapy

Exercise 34 Prescribing gentamicin

Exercise 35 Headache

Exercise 36 Paediatric prescribing

Exercise 37 Palliative care

Exercise 38 Sore throat

Exercise 39 Thromboprophylaxis

Exercise 40 Pain management

Exercise 41 Oliguria

Exercise 42 Confusion in the elderly

Exercise 43 Analgesia

Exercise 44 Insomnia

Exercise 45 Unresponsive patient