Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach is unmatched in its ability to help develop a mastery of evidence-based medicine for optimum patient outcomes.

The eighth edition features the addition of SI units throughout and an increased number of global examples and clinical questions.

Features:

• Unparalleled guidance in the development of pharmaceutical care plans
• Full-color presentation
• Key Concepts in each chapter
• Critical Presentation boxes summarize common disease signs and symptoms
• Clinical Controversies boxes examin complicated issues you face when providing drug therapy
• NEW material added to the online learning center
• EXPANDED evidence-based recommendations
• EXPANDED coverage of timely issues such as palliative care and pain medicine
• Therapeutic recommendations in each disease-specific chapter

Section 1: Foundation Issues

1. Pharmacoeconomics: Principles, Methods, and Applications
2. Health Outcomes and Quality of Life
3. Health Literacy and Medication Use
4. Documentation of Pharmacy Services
5. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
6. Pharmacogenetics
7. Pediatrics
8. Geriatrics
9. Pharmacoepidemiology
10. Clinical Toxicology
11. Emergency Preparedness: Identification and Management of Biological Exposures
12. Emergency Preparedness: Identification and Management of Chemical and Radiological Exposures

Section 2: Cardiovascular Disorders

13. Cardiovascular Testing
14. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
15. Hypertension
16. Heart Failure
17. Ischemic Heart Disease
18. Acute Coronary Syndromes
19. The Arrhythmias
20. Diastolic Heart Failure and the Cardiomyopathies
21. Venous Thromboembolism
22. Stroke
23. Hyperlipidemia
24. Peripheral Arterial Disease
25. Use of Vasopressors and Inotropes in the Pharmacotherapy of Shock
26. Hypovolemic Shock

Section 3: Respiratory Disorders

27. Introduction to Pulmonary Function Testing
28. Asthma
29. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
30. Pulmonary Hypertension
31. Drug-Induced Pulmonary Diseases
32. Cystic Fibrosis

Section 4: Gastrointestinal Disorders

33. Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract
34. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
36. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
37. Nausea and Vomiting
38. Diarrhea, Constipation, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
39. Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis
40. Drug-Induced Liver Disease
41. Pancreatitis
42. Viral Hepatitis
43. Drug Therapy Individualization in Patients with Hepatic Disease or Genetic Alterations in Drug Metabolizing Activity

Section 5: Renal Disorders

44. Quantification of Renal Function
45. Acute Renal Failure
46. Chronic Kidney Disease: Progression-Modifying Therapies
47. Chronic Kidney Disease: Management of Complications
48. Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
49. Drug-Induced Kidney Disease
50. Glomerulonephritis
51. Drug Therapy Individualization for Patients with Renal Insufficiency
52. Disorders of Sodium and Water Homeostasis
53. Disorders of Calcium and Phosphorus Homeostasis
54. Disorders of Potassium and Magnesium Homeostasis
55. Acid-Base Disorders

Section 6: Neurologic Disorders

56. Evaluation of Neurologic Illness
57. Multiple Sclerosis
58. Epilepsy
59. Status Epilepticus
60. Acute Management of the Brain Injury Patient
61. Parkinson's Disease
62. Pain Management and Palliative Care
63. Headache Disorders

Section 7: Psychiatric Disorders

Evaluation of Psychiatric Illness
64. Childhood Disorders
65. Eating Disorders
66. Alzheimer's Disease
67. Substance-Related Disorders: Overview and Depressants, Stimulants, and Hallucinogens
68. Substance-Related Disorders: Alcohol, Nicotine, and Caffeine
69. Schizophrenia
70. Depressive Disorders
71. Bipolar Disorder
72. Anxiety Disorders I: Generalized Anxiety, Panic, and Social Anxiety Disorders
73. Anxiety Disorders II: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
74. Sleep Disorders

Index

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