More than 150 cases help develop the skills you need to identify and resolve the most common drug therapy problems The perfect study companion to DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach More than 40 all-new cases! Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach delivers 157 patient cases designed to teach you how to apply the principles of pharmacotherapy to real-world clinical practice. The case chapters in this book are organized into organ system sections that correspond to those of the DiPiro textbook. By reading the relevant chapters in Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach you will be able to familiarize yourself with the pathophysiology and pharmacology of each disease state included in this casebook. Each case teaches you how to: Identify real or potential drug therapy problems Determine the desired therapeutic outcome Evaluate therapeutic alternatives Design an optimal individualized pharmacotherapeutic plan Develop methods to evaluate the therapeutic outcome Provide patient education Communicate and implement the pharmacotherapeutic plan Everything you need to develop expertise in pharmacotherapy decision making: Realistic patient presentations include medical history, physical examination, and laboratory data, followed by a series of questions using a systematic, problem-solving approach Compelling range of cases – from the uncomplicated (a single disease state) to the complex (multiple disease states and drug-related problems) Diverse authorship from more than 190 clinicians from nearly 100 institutions Coverage that integrates the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences with therapeutics Appendices containing valuable information on pharmacy abbreviations, laboratory tests, mathematical conversion factors, anthropometrics, and complementary and alternative therapies
Mr Bennett is currently taking nabumetone two 750-mg tablets po daily. A stop date should be recorded for medications that have been discontinued. Relevant clinical impressions or comments can also be • recorded, for example: ...
50% all new cases in this edition 50% of cases revised Over 140 cases total Organization by organ systems to coordinate with the textbook Cases range from simple (a single disease state) to complex (multiple disease states and drug-related ...
This essential companion to DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy, 6/e features over 140 case studies, which foster problem solving skills and decision-making prowess in clinical pharmacy practice. Cases, organized by organ system, correspond...
Pharmacotherapy: A Patient Focused Approach
Using a consistent, problem-solving approach, this new edition of Pharmacotherapy Casebook helps you apply the principles of Pharmacotherapy to everyday, real-world clinical issues.
Providing a consistent, practical approach, this authoritative guide delivers everything you need to master patient communication, care plan development, and documenting interventions.
Designed to complement Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, this casebook provides clinical case studies of patients with common, organ-specific diseases.
Pharmacotherapy Casebook: Patient Focused Approach
More than 155 patient cases--5 new in the 8/e makes the perfect study companion to the 8/e of Dipiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. Get the Dipiro text, plus casebook package and ACE your Pharmacotherapy Course!
Features include: Expanded evidence-based recommendations throughout Web-based chapters Additional coverage of palliative care pain medicine The DiPiro text is packaged with Schwinghammer, Pharmacotherapy Casebook, Ninth Edition.