Pharmacology for the primary care provider. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marilyn Winterton Edmunds, Maren Stewart Mayhew ; consultant, Stephen M. Setter.
• Authors: Edmunds, Marilyn W; Mayhew, Maren Stewart; Setter, Stephen M
• Contents: FrontCover; Table of Contents; Evolve Page; Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider; Copyright; Contributors; Reviewers; Preface; Special Features; Organization; Contents; UNIT 1 -Foundations of Prescriptive Practice; Chapter 1 -- Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. Change; Traditional Provision of Primary Care; Importance of Prescriptive Authority in Health Care Delivery; Research on Prescriptive Practice of Physicians; Problems in the Prescribing Practice of Physicians; Summary. Chapter 2 -- Historical Review of Prescriptive Authority: The Role of Nurses (NPs, CNMs, CRNAs, and CNSs) and Physician AssistantsThe Prescriptive Authority of Nurses; Prescriptive Authority and the Physician's Assistant; Acknowledgments; UNIT 2 -Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics; Chapter 3 -- General Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles; Drug Nomenclature; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Summary; Chapter 4 -- Special Populations: Geriatrics; Functional Assessment; Process Model of Prescribing for the Elderly; Chapter 5 -- Special Populations: Pediatrics. Effect of Disease on Drug Processes in ChildrenChoosing a Drug Regimen; Adverse Drug Reactions in Children; Calculations of Pediatric Dosages; Special Compliance Problems in Children; Summary; Chapter 6 -- Special Populations: Pregnant and Nursing Women; Specific Infections of Concern; Known Hazards to Mothers and Their Children; Drugs in Breastfeeding Mothers; Chapter 7 -- Over-the-Counter Medications; Extent of OTC Medication Use; Advantages and Disadvantages of OTC Use; How Can the Primary Care Provider Be Helpful to Patients Who Are Taking OTC Medications? Chapter 8 -- Complementary and Alternative TherapiesDefining Complementary and Alternative Therapies; Complementary Therapies and Herbal Medicine; Drug-Herb Interactions; Patient Variables; UNIT 3 -The Art and Scienceof Pharmacotherapeutics; Chapter 9 -- Establishing the Therapeutic Relationship; Failure of the Therapeutic Relationship; Chapter 10 -- Practical Tips on Writing Prescriptions; Who May Write Prescriptions?; Drug Schedules; Components of the Traditional Prescription; Electronic Drug Prescriptions or E-Sign; Drug Prescribing Etiquette; Avoiding Mistakes; Administrative Concerns. Preventing Problems in Drug UseGood Communication and Developing a Positive Relationship with the Pharmacist; Chapter 11 -- Evidence-Based Decision Making and Treatment Guidelines; Critical Thinking; Decision Making; Evidence-Based Medicine; Clinical Guidelines; Chapter 12 -- Design and Implementation of Patient Education; Evaluation of Learning; UNIT 4 -Topical Agents; Chapter 13 -- Dermatologic Agents; Therapeutic Overview of Dermatologic Agents; Mechanism of Action; Treatment Principles; Topical Corticosteroids; Therapeutic Overview of Topical Corticosteroids; Mechanism of Action.
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier Mosby
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 869 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 615/.1; Pharmacology; Primary care (Medicine); Pharmacological Phenomena; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Primary Health Care; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Pharmacology; Primary care (Medicine); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323087919; 0323087914
• Related ISBNs: 9780323087902; 0323087906
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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