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Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach 11th Edition
Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach Eleventh Edition:
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Make the right drug therapy decisions with the definitive guide to pharmacotherapy principles applied in everyday practice
Sub Head: Study companion to DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 11th Edition
Packed with 157 patient cases, Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach builds your problem-solving and decision-making skills, so you can identify and resolve the most common drug therapy challenges you’ll encounter in daily practice. Its case-based approach is also ideal for PharmD, Nurse Practitioner, and other allied health courses. Providing a consistent, practical approach, this authoritative guide delivers everything you need to master patient communication, care plan development, and documenting interventions. Case chapters are organized into system sections that correspond to those of the companion textbook.
Sharpen your ability to:
• Identify actual or potential drug therapy problems
• Determine the desired therapeutic outcome
• Evaluate therapeutic alternatives
• Design an optimal individualized pharmacotherapeutic plan
• Evaluate the therapeutic outcome
• Provide patient education
• Communicate and implement the therapeutic plan
Develop expertise in pharmacotherapy decision making with:
• Realistic patient presentations that include medial history, physical examination, and laboratory data, followed by a series of questions using a systematic, problem-solving approach
• A broad range of cases―from a single disease state to multiple disease states and drug-related problems
• Expert coverage that integrates the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences with therapeutics
• Appendices containing sample answer to several cases and valuable information on medical abbreviations, laboratory tests, mathematical conversion factors, and anthropometrics
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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section 1 Principles of Patient-Focused Therapy
1. Introduction: How to Use This Casebook
2. Active Learning Strategies
3. Patient Communication: Getting the Most Out of That One-on-One Time
4. Implementing the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process
5. Documentation of Patient Encounters and Interventions
6. Pediatrics
7. Geriatrics
8. Palliative Care
9. Clinical Toxicology: Acetaminophen Toxicity
10. Cyanide Exposure
11. Chemical Threat Agent Exposure
Section 2 Cardiovascular Disorders
12. Hypertension
13. Hypertensive Crisis
14. Dyslipidemia
15. Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
16. Acute Coronary Syndrome: ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
17. Peripheral Arterial Disease
18. Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
19. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
20. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
21. Deep Vein Thrombosis
22. Pulmonary Embolism
23. Chronic Anticoagulation
24. Stroke
25. Ventricular Arrhythmia
26. Atrial Fibrillation
27. Cardiac Arrest
28. Hypovolemic Shock
Section 3 Respiratory Disorders
29. Acute Asthma
30. Chronic Asthma
31. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
32. Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
33. Cystic Fibrosis
Section 4 Gastrointestinal Disorders
34. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
36. NSAID-Induced Ulcer Disease
37. Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis/Upper GI Hemorrhage
38. Crohn Disease
39. Ulcerative Colitis
40. Nausea and Vomiting
41. Diarrhea
42. Constipation
43. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
44. Pediatric Gastroenteritis
45. Ascites Management in Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis
46. Esophageal Varices
47. Hepatic Encephalopathy
48. Acute Pancreatitis
49. Chronic Pancreatitis
50. Viral Hepatitis A
51. Viral Hepatitis B
52. Viral Hepatitis C
Section 5 Renal Disorders
53. Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury
54. Acute Kidney Injury
55. Progressive Renal Disease
56. End-Stage Kidney Disease
57. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Release
58. Electrolyte Abnormalities in Chronic Kidney Disease
59. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
60. Hypokalemia and Hypomagnesemia
61. Metabolic Acidosis
62. Metabolic Alkalosis
Section 6 Neurologic Disorders
63. Alzheimer Disease
64. Multiple Sclerosis
65. Complex Partial Seizures
66. Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizures
67. Status Epilepticus
68. Acute Management of the Traumatic Brain Injury Patient
69. Parkinson Disease
70. Chronic Pain Management
71. Acute Pain Management
72. Migraine Headache
Section 7 Psychiatric Disorders
73. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
74. Bulimia Nervosa
75. Alcohol Withdrawal
76. Nicotine Dependence
77. Schizophrenia
78. Major Depression
79. Bipolar Disorder
80. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
81. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
82. Insomnia
Section 8 Endocrinologic Disorders
83. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Ketoacidosis
84. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: New Onset
85. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Existing Disease
86. Hyperthyroidism: Graves Disease
87. Hypothyroidism
88. Cushing Syndrome
89. Addison Disease
90. Hyperprolactinemia
Section 9 Gynecologic and Obstetric Disorders
91. Pregnancy and Lactation
92. Contraception
93. Emergency Contraception
94. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
95. Endometriosis
96. Managing Menopausal Symptoms
Section 10 Urologic Disorders
97. Erectile Dysfunction
98. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
99. Urinary Incontinence
Section 11 Immunologic Disorders
100. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
101. Allergic Drug Reaction
102. Solid Organ Transplantation
Section 12 Bone and Joint Disorders
103. Osteoarthritis
104. Rheumatoid Arthritis
105. Osteoporosis
106. Gout and Hyperuricemia
Section 13 Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Disorders
107. Glaucoma
108. Allergic Rhinitis
Section 14 Dermatologic Disorders
109. Acne Vulgaris
110. Psoriasis
111. Atopic Dermatitis
112. Dermatologic Drug Reaction
Section 15 Hematologic Disorders
113. Iron Deficiency Anemia
114. Vitamin B12 Deficiency
115. Folic Acid Deficiency
116. Sickle Cell Anemia
Section 16 Infectious Diseases
117. Using Laboratory Tests in Infectious Diseases
118. Bacterial Meningitis
119. Community-Acquired Pneumonia
120. Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
121. Acute Bronchitis
122. Otitis Media
123. Rhinosinusitis
124. Acute Pharyngitis
125. Influenza
126. Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
127. Diabetic Foot Infection
128. Infective Endocarditis
129. Tuberculosis
130. Clostridioides Difficile Infection
131. Intra-abdominal Infection
132. Lower Urinary Tract Infection
133. Pyelonephritis
134. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
135. Syphilis
136. Genital Herpes, Gonococcal, and Chlamydial Infections
137. Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
138. Sepsis
139. Dermatophytosis
140. Bacterial Vaginosis
141. Candida Vaginitis
142. Invasive Fungal Infections
143. Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient
144. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Surgery
145. Pediatric Immunization
146. Adult Immunization
147. HIV Infection
Section 17 Oncologic Disorders
148. Breast Cancer
149. Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
150. Colon Cancer
151. Prostate Cancer
152. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
153. Hodgkin Lymphoma
154. Ovarian Cancer
155. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
156. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
157. Kidney Cancer
158. Melanoma
159. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Section 18 Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders
160. Parenteral Nutrition
161. Adult Enteral Nutrition
162. Obesity
Section 19 Complementary and Alternative Therapies (Level III)
Appendix A: Conversion Factors and Anthropometrics
Appendix B: Common Laboratory Tests
Appendix C:
Part I: Common Medical Abbreviations
Part II: Prevent Medication Errors by Avoiding These Dangerous Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
Appendix D: Sample Responses to Case Questions
Terry Schwinghammer, Julia Koehler, Jill Borchert, Douglas Slain, Sharon Park
Terry L. Schwinghammer, BS Pharm, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FASHP, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. He has authored more than 60 research papers and journal articles and is editor of The Pharmacotherapy Casebook.
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