Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach
Be ready to prescribe and administer drugs safely and effectivelyâ€”and grasp all the vitals of pharmacologyâ€”with the fully updated Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice, 4th edition .

Written by pharmacology nursing experts, this easy-to-read text offers proven frameworks for treating more than 50 common diseases and disorders. Learn how to identify disorders, review possible therapies, then prescribe and monitor drug treatment, accurately. Based on current evidence and real-life patient scenarios, this is the perfect pharmacology learning guide and on-the-spot clinical resource.

Absorb the key principles and practical methods for accurate prescribing and monitoring, with . . .
- NEW chapter on Parkinsonâ€™s disease , osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis
- NEW and updated therapies, and updated and additional case studies, with sample questions
- NEW content on the impacts of the Affordable Care Act
- Updated chapters on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and pharmacogenomics
- Updated evidence-based algorithms and drug tables â€“ Listing uses, mechanisms, adverse effects, drug interactions, contraindications, and monitoring parameters, organized by drug class; quick access to generic and trade names and dosages
- Quick-scan format organizes information by body system
- Chapter features include:
  - Brief overview â€“ Pathophysiology of each disorder, and relevant classes of drugs
  - Monitoring Patient Response section â€“ What to monitor, and when
  - Patient Education section â€“ Includes information on CAM for each disorder
  - Drug Overview tables â€“ Usual dose, contraindications and side effects, and special considerations
  - Algorithms â€“ Visual cues on how to approach treatment
  - Updated Recommended Order of Treatment tables â€“ First-, second- and third-line drug therapies for each disorder
  - Answers to Case Study Questions for each disorder â€“ Strengthens critical thinking skills
  - Selecting the Most Appropriate Agent section â€“ The thought process for choosing an initial drug therapy
  Principles of Therapeutics unit â€“ Avoiding medication errors; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; impact of drug interactions and adverse events; principles of pharmacotherapy for pediatrics, pregnancy/lactation, and geriatrics
- Disorders units â€“ Pharmacotherapy for disorders in various body systems
- Pharmacotherapy in Health Promotion unit â€“ Smoking cessation, immunizations, weight management
- Womenâ€™s Health unit â€“ Including contraception, menopause, and osteoporosis
- Integrative Approach to Patient Care unit â€“ Issues to consider when presented with more than one diagnosis
- Standard pharmacotherapeutics text for nurse practitioners, students, and physician assistants
- Ancillaries â€“ Case Study answers, multiple choice questions and answers for every chapter, PowerPoints, Acronyms List
Country USA
Brand Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Manufacturer LWW
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 25873266
UnitCount 1
UPCs 001496319966
EANs 9781496319968
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Manufacturer	LWW
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	25873266
UnitCount	1
UPCs	001496319966
EANs	9781496319968
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach

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