Pharmacotherapy casebook: : a patient-focused approach /

Pharmacotherapy casebook: : a patient-focused approach / edited by Terry L. Schwinghammer and Julia M. Koehler - Ninth edition.. - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c2014 - xxiii, 461 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Principles of patient-focused therapy -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Respiratory disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Renal disorders -- Neurologic disorders -- Psychiatric disorders -- Endocrinologic disorders -- Women's health (Gynecologic disorders) -- Urologic disorders -- Immunologic disorders -- Bone and joint disorders -- Disorders of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat -- Dermatologic disorders -- Hematologic disorders -- Infectious diseases -- Oncologic disorders -- Nutrition and nutritional disorders -- Complementary and alternative therapies (Level III)

This text 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

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CHEMOTHERAPY -- CASE STUDIES

RM 263 .P43 2014