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The Clinical Drug Therapy: Rationales for Nursing Practice (Field Guide Series)
by Anne Collins Abrams
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains the "why" behind each nursing action and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients. New to the Eighth Edition are case studies integrated into each chapter with case-based questions that foster critical thinking. New Research Briefs summarize current research and its nursing implications. A new chapter covers drugs for obesity, and all nutrition products have been consolidated into one chapter. New NCLEX(R)-style questions appear at the end of each drug chapter.
Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, 2e
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
This primary textbook for a first course in pharmacology offers an integrated, systems-based, and mechanism-based approach to understanding drug therapy. Each chapter focuses on a target organ system, begins with a clinical case, and incorporates cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology to explain how and why different drug classes are effective for diseases in that organ system. Over 400 two-color illustrations show molecular, cellular, biochemical, and pathophysiologic processes underlying diseases and depict targets of drug therapy. Each Second Edition chapter includes a drug summary table presenting mechanism, clinical applications, adverse effects, contraindications, and therapeutic considerations. New chapters explain how drugs produce adverse effects and describe the life cycle of drug development. The fully searchable online text and an image bank are available on thePoint.
NMS Q & A: Family Medicine (Nms Q&A)
by David R Rudy
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Designed for third- and fourth-year medical students in the family medicine rotation, NMS Q&A: Family Medicine contains 500 review questions, answers, and explanations similar to those generally found on the USMLE Step 2. This book will help students master large amounts of information in a short time and review specific topics quickly and easily. It will also be useful to residents studying for the family medicine boards.
Pharmacology: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (Pretest Series)
by Marshal Shlafer
from McGraw-Hill Medical
This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you to get to know material on the pharmacology shelf exam and the USMLE Step 1; practice with 500 USMLE Step 1-style questions with referenced answers; review explanations for right and wrong answers; and build confidence, skills, and knowledge.
Basic Concepts in Pharmacology (MCGRAW-HILL'S BASIC CONCEPTS SERIES)
by Janet L. Stringer
from McGraw-Hill Professional
This resource offers a proven way for learning the most difficult-to-understand concepts in pharmacology and provides a study system that sets priorities, minimizes memorization, and reduces stress.
- Includes study techniques not found in any competing book
- Clearly explains each fundamental principal of drug actions
- Organizes and condenses must-know drug information
- Numerous summary boxes, illustrations, and tables
- Newly updated information on poisoning/toxicology and coverage of new classes of drugs such as fusion inhibitors for HIV, antibiotic and antifungal drugs, and new drugs for cancer, immune suppression, and more
The Handbook of Applied Therapeutics: Diagnosis and Therapy (Spiral Manual Series)
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
This portable pocket version of Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, Eighth Edition offers quick access to the most pertinent drug-related information from the text. It follows the same chapter structure and approach as the textbook. This completely updated Eighth Edition provides in-depth information on the latest drug treatments for over 85 diseases and conditions, including heart failure, acne, schizophrenia, viral hepatitis, and diabetes mellitus. Detailed algorithms and charts guide students and practitioners through complex therapeutic decisions. More than 700 tables provide rapid access to comparative drug information, pharmacokinetic properties, treatment options, dosing guidelines, risk factors, and disease information.
Study Guide for Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology
by Marilyn Winterton Edmunds
from Mosby
This Study Guide corresponds to the 5th edition of Edmunds: Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology.
- worksheets
- review sheets
- explanation of how to read/use drug labels
- case studies integrated with textbook
- FDA pregnancy ratings
- list of the Top 200 Drugs
- medication cards
- study tips for English as Second Language students
- review sheets and worksheets for Dimensional Analysis
Foundations of Clinical Drug Therapy
This streamlined text provides the pharmacology principles that are necessary to prepare nursing students to safely administer drugs to clients across the lifespan and in a variety of health care settings. Designed for the shorter pharmacology course as well as for programs that integrate pharmacology throughout the curriculum, Foundations gives nursing students a solid alternative to the study of nursing pharmacology, by including a manageable amount of content in a streamlined style, using shorter and fewer chapters. Boxes and tables highlight and abbreviate key information, making the content more approachable. A back-of-book CD-ROM includes NCLEX questions, clinical simulations, and animations.
Antibiotic Basics for Clinicians: Choosing the Right Antibacterial Agent (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))
by Alan R Hauser
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Designed for quick, easy comprehension, this handbook reference will assist medical students in understanding the rationale behind antibiotic selection for common bacterial pathogens and infectious disease presentations. By supplying the rationale for choosing antibiotics, the book reduces the amount of memorization necessary for proper antibiotic prescribing. The book is heavily illustrated with two-color figures and includes fact-anecdotes, interesting ancillary information, mnemonics, and questions to test understanding. Appendices include dosing in adults and children; antibacterial agents in pregnancy; generic and trade names of commonly used antibacterial agents; and treatment of infections caused by bacterial agents of bioterrorism.
Pharmacology Recall (Recall Series)
by Anand Ramachandran
from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Written with busy medical students and house officers in mind, Pharmacology Recall minimizes the time spent reading and identifying important material and maximizes the time available for actual learning. As part of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Recall Series, Pharmacology Recall uses the concise, two-column question-and-answer format to facilitate quick learning. Common Board questions and mnemonics appear throughout the book to facilitate memorization and illustrations are provided to clarify important concepts. A Pharmacology Power Review chapter presents a unique bird's-eye view of pharmacology and can be used to review large amounts of high-yield information quickly before medical school and USMLE exams.
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