Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Tenth Edition - Hardcover

DiPiro, Joseph; Talbert, Robert; Yee, Gary; Matzke, Gary; Wells, Barbara; Posey, L. Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1259587487 ISBN 13: 9781259587481

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2017

Synopsis

The landmark text on how to achieve optimal patient outcomes through evidence-based medication therapy  

Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach is written to help readers advance the quality of patient care through evidence-based medication therapy derived from sound pharmacotherapeutic principles. The scope of this trusted classic goes beyond drug indications and dosages to include the initial selection, proper administration, and monitoring of drugs. Readers will find everything they need to provide safe, effective drug therapy across the full range of therapeutic categories.

This edition is enriched by more than 300 expert contributors, and every chapter has been revised and updated to reflect the latest in evidence-based information and recommendations.  Important features such as Key Concepts at the beginning of each chapter, Clinical Presentation tables that summarize disease signs and symptoms, and Clinical Controversies boxes that examine the complicated issues faced by students and clinicians in providing drug therapy make this text an essential learning tool for students,  patient-focused pharmacists, and other health care providers.

 

·         A section on personalized pharmacotherapy appears in most sections

·         All diagnostic flow diagrams, treatment algorithms, dosing guideline recommendations, and monitoring approaches are in full color to clearly distinguish treatment pathways

·         New drug monitoring tables have been added

·         Most of the disease-oriented chapters have incorporated evidence-based treatment guidelines that when available, include ratings of the level of evidence to support the key therapeutic approaches

·         Twenty-four online-only chapters are available at www.pharmacotherapyonline.com

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1259587487
• ISBN 13: 9781259587481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2512