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MAKE DRUG THERAPY DECISIONS BASED ON THE BEST DATA POSSIBLE!

Pharmacotherapy Handbook, Tenth Edition delivers the essential information students and practitioners need to quickly and confidently make drug therapy decisions for more than 140 of the diseases and disorders most commonly encountered in a clinical setting. Featuring a convenient alphabetized presentation, this handy guide utilizes text, tables, figures, and treatment algorithms to make important drug data readily accessible and easily understood.

The consistent chapter organization consists of:

* Disease state definition
* Concise review of relevant pathophysiology
* Clinical presentation
* Diagnosis
* Treatment
* Evaluation of Therapeutic Outcomes

Appendices include Allergic and Pseudoallergic Drug Reactions, Geriatrics, Drug-Induced Hematologic Disorders, Drug-Induced Liver Disease, Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease, Drug-Induced Kidney Disease.

You will find this to be the ideal carry-anywhere companion to Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Tenth Edition by Joseph DiPiro, et al

Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION 1: BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS, Edited by Terry L. Schwinghammer
1. Gout and Hyperuricemia
2. Osteoarthritis
3. Osteoporosis
4. Rheumatoid Arthritis
SECTION 2: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS, Edited by Terry L. Schwinghammer
5. Acute Coronary Syndromes
6. Arrhythmias
7. Cardiac Arrest
8. Dyslipidemia
9. Heart Failure
10. Hypertension
11. Ischemic Heart Disease
12. Shock
13. Stroke
14. Venous Thromboembolism
SECTION 3: DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS, Edited by Terry L. Schwinghammer
15. Acne Vulgaris
16. Dermatologic Drug Reactions and Common Skin Conditions
17. Psoriasis
SECTION 4: ENDOCRINOLOGIC DISORDERS, Edited by Terry L. Schwinghammer
18. Adrenal Gland Disorders
19. Diabetes Mellitus
20. Thyroid Disorders
SECTION 5: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS, Edited by Joseph T. DiPiro and Terry L. Schwinghammer
21. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
22. Constipation
23. Diarrhea
24. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
25. Hepatitis, Viral
26. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
27. Nausea and Vomiting
28. Pancreatitis
29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
SECTION 6: GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC DISORDERS, Edited by Barbara G. Wells
30. Contraception
31. Menopausal, Perimenopausal, and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
32. Pregnancy and Lactation: Therapeutic Considerations
SECTION 7: HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS, Edited by Cecily V. DiPiro
33. Anemias
34. Sickle Cell Disease
SECTION 8: INFECTIOUS DISEASES, Edited by Joseph T. DiPiro
35. Antimicrobial Regimen Selection
36. Central Nervous System Infections
37. Endocarditis
38. Fungal Infections, Invasive
39. Gastrointestinal Infections
40. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
41. Influenza
42. Intra-Abdominal Infections
43. Respiratory Tract Infections, Lower
44. Respiratory Tract Infections, Upper
45. Sepsis and Septic Shock
46. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
47. Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
48. Surgical Prophylaxis
49. Tuberculosis
50. Urinary Tract Infections
51. Vaccines, Toxoids, and Other Immunobiologics
SECTION 9: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS, Edited by Barbara G. Wells
52. Alzheimer Disease
53. Epilepsy
54. Headache: Migraine and Tension-Type
55. Pain Management
56. Parkinson Disease
57. Status Epilepticus
SECTION 10: NUTRITION SUPPORT, Edited by Cecily V. DiPiro
58. Obesity
59. Nutrition Evaluation and Support
SECTION 11: ONCOLOGIC DISORDERS, Edited by Cecily V. DiPiro
60. Breast Cancer
61. Colorectal Cancer
62. Lung Cancer
63. Lymphomas
64. Prostate Cancer
SECTION 12: OPHTHALMIC DISORDERS, Edited by Cecily V. DiPiro
65. Glaucoma
SECTION 13: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, Edited by Barbara G. Wells
66. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
67. Bipolar Disorder
68. Major Depressive Disorder
69. Schizophrenia
70. Sleep-Wake Disorders
71. Substance-Related Disorders
SECTION 14: RENAL DISORDERS, Edited by Cecily V. DiPiro
72. Acid-Base Disorders
73. Acute Kidney Injury
74. Chronic Kidney Disease
75. Electrolyte Homeostasis
SECTION 15: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS, Edited by Terry L. Schwinghammer
76. Allergic Rhinitis
77. Asthma
78. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
SECTION 16: UROLOGIC DISORDERS, Edited by Cecily V. DiPiro
79. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
80. Erectile Dysfunction
81. Urinary Incontinence
APPENDICES, Edited by Barbara G. Wells
Appendix 1. Drug Allergy
Appendix 2. Geriatrics
Appendix 3. Drug-Induced Hematologic Disorders
Appendix 4. Drug-Induced Liver Disease
Appendix 5. Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease
Appendix 6. Drug-Induced Kidney Disease
Index