Main description:

For years, student pharmacists have jerry-built a pocket-sized collection of figures and tables containing key clinical information they look up frequently. Many graduates carry their tattered resource along with them right into practice. Peripheral Brain for the Pharmacist, 4th edition arranges 43 core reference materials-an increase of nine over the previous edition-on lab coat pocket-sized, durable cards.

Contents:

Cardiovascular Hypertension Guidelines Estimation of 10-Year Risk of Congestive Heart Disease (Framingham Scoring) Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Cholesterol Management Classi cation of Overweight and Obesity by BMI Anticoagulants (Oral/Injectable) Perioperative Management of New Oral Anticoagulants Warfarin (Management/Interactions) Endocrine Diabetes Treatment Guidelines Insulin and Insulin Analogues Oral Diabetic Agents Respiratory Asthma Treatment Guidelines Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Guidelines Combined Assessment of COPD Pharmacologic Therapy for Stable COPD Infectious Diseases Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)* Interpretation of Cultures* Nomogram for Initiating Aminoglycoside Therapy Special Populations Pediatric Over-the-Counter Medications Pediatric Medication Administration Geriatric: Beers Criteria* Women's Health: Pregnancy/Lactation* Renal Stages/Considerations Immunizations Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule Calculations/Conversions/General Monitoring Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) Ideal Body Weight (IBW) Body Surface Area (BSA) Body Mass Index (BMI) Apothecary Measures Apothecary Equivalents Target Serum Concentrations for Selected Drugs Miscellaneous Psychiatry* Pain Management/Opioid Conversions* Other National Guidelines Counseling and Standards of Care Pharmacist's Process of Care* QuEST Approach to Counseling Self-Treating Patients SCHOLAR Approach to Assessing a Patient's Current Complaint Motivational Interviewing Techniques Patient Assessment and Monitoring Patient Assessment Cards Normal Values for Common Laboratory Tests Patient Monitoring Card