Internal medicine : a guide to clinical therapeutics / Rebecca L. Attridge ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Attridge, Rebecca L.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessPharmacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs.

Critical care medicine.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 342 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Medical ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], 2013.

Summary:

This guide facilitates evidence-based decision making for drug therapy. It assists the reader in understanding why a particular drug should be used to treat a specific internal medicine disease state. THE LATEST THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OPTIONS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE--AT YOUR FINGERTIPS This peer-reviewed guide highlights important therapeutic treatment options for the most common diseases managed by clinicians practicing internal medicine. SHORT BULLETED CONTENT for ease of use in a clinical setting ORGANIZED BY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL PEARLS to aid in disease management EMBEDDED REFERENCES to facilitate further research DRUG TABLES that include product availability, disease-specific dosing, common adverse reactions and drug/drug interactions SECTIONS INCLUDE: Cardiology, Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Nutrition, Hematology and Oncology, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, Psychiatry, Pain, and Transplant HELPFUL APPENDICES INCLUDE: Antidotes, Immunizations,Intrathecal Injections, Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Lab/Drug Interactions and Drug Abuse, Mechanical Ventilation, QT Prolongation, and Steroid Conversion Chart THE LATEST THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OPTIONS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE--AT YOUR FINGERTIPS This peer-reviewed guide highlights important therapeutic treatment options for the most common diseases managed by clinicians practicing internal medicine. SHORT BULLETED CONTENT for ease of use in a clinical setting ORGANIZED BY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL PEARLS to aid in disease management EMBEDDED REFERENCES to facilitate further research DRUG TABLES that include product availability, disease-specific dosing, common adverse reactions and drug/drug interactions SECTIONS INCLUDE: Cardiology, Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Nutrition, Hematology and Oncology, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, Psychiatry, Pain, and Transplant HELPFUL APPENDICES INCLUDE: Antidotes, Immunizations,Intrathecal Injections, Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Lab/Drug Interactions and Drug Abuse, Mechanical Ventilation, QT Prolongation, and Steroid Conversion Chart

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Reviewers

Preface

Section I: Cardiology

1. Acute Coronary Syndromes

2. Heart Failure

3. Hypertension

4. Arrhythmias

5. Advanced Cardiac Life Support

6. Lipid Disorders

Section II: Pulmonary

7. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

8. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Section III: Gastroenterology

9. Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis

10. Viral Hepatitis

11. Acute Pancreatitis

12. Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

13. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Section IV: Nephrology

14. Acid-Base Disorders

15. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

16. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

17. Renal Replacement Therapy

Section V: Nutrition

18. Electrolyte Disorders

19. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

Section VI: Hematology & Oncology

20. Chemotherapy Toxicities

21. Anemia

22. Anticoagulation

Section VII: Endocrinology

23. Diabetes Mellitus

24. Thyroid Disorders

25. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders

Section VIII: Infectious Disease

26. Pneumonia

27. Fungal Infections

28. Urinary Tract Infections

29. Skin, Soft-Tissue, and Bone Infections

30. Meningitis

31. Infective Endocarditis

32. Intra-Abdominal Infections

33. Clostridium Difficile Infections

34. Tuberculosis

35. HIV Infection and AIDS

36. Sepsis and Septic Shock

Section IX: Rheumatology

37. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

38. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Section X: Neurology

39. Stroke

40. Epilepsy

41. Multiple Sclerosis

Section XI: Psychiatry

42. Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

43. Depression and Anxiety

44. Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Section XII: Pain

45. Pain Management

Section XIII: Transplant

46. Solid Organ Transplantation

Appendices

A. Antidotes

B. Immunizations.

C. Intrathecal Injections

D. Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg)

E. Lab/Drug Interactions and Drugs of Abuse

F. Mechanical Ventilation

G. QT Prolongation

H. Steroid Conversion Chart

Index.

Notes:

Ring-bound

Formerly CIP.

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ISBN:

0-07-180479-X

OCLC:

1024246826