First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship, Fourth Edition 4th Edition

The internal medicine clerkship resource that everyone is talking about

Impress on the wards and score on the clerkship and shelf exams!

• Thoroughly reviewed and revised to provide the high yield information you need in a format that facilitates learning and not just memorization
• Based on the clerkship’s core competencies and presented in the accessible First Aid series format
• Hundreds of high-yield topics you’ll find on the shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2 CK
• Reviewed by medical students who aced the clerkship
• NEW diagnostic algorithms, as well as expanded content on medical management, pathophysiology, and diagnosis and treatment
• NEW content on core areas, including ophthalmology, renal and acid-base disorders, and ambulatory medicine
• NEW full-color images, illustrations diagrams, and flow charts
• Summary boxes highlight high-yield information needed for exam success

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The APRN and PA’s Complete Guide to Prescribing Drug Therapy 2020 4th Edition

Includes more than 30 new diagnoses and eBook with digital updates as needed!

Updated to deliver the most current standards, this is a unique prescribing reference for APRN students and advanced health care providers in all practice settings who need guidance on prescribing drugs for patients with acute, episodic, and chronic health problems. Concise, easy to read, and updated throughout, the resource delivers pharmacotherapy regimens for more than 600 diagnoses―including over 30 that are new. The print format includes an eBook with digital updates to assure immediate access to essential information.

Listed alphabetically by diagnosis, pharmacotherapy regimens include, for each diagnosis, drug choices listed by generic name, FDA pregnancy category, generic/over-the-counter availability, adult/pediatric dosing regimens, brand names, forms of dosage, and additives. Clinically useful information such as laboratory values to be monitored, patient teaching points, and safety information is interspersed throughout each diagnosis. Additional quick-access features include information presented in convenient table format and an alphabetical cross-reference index of drugs by generic and brand name, with FDA pregnancy category and controlled drug schedule (I, II, III, IV, V).

Key Features:

• Includes 31 new diagnoses totaling over 600 organized alphabetically
• Serves as a quick-access prescribing reference for APRN and PA students and health care providers in all primary care settings
• Presents drug information in condensed and summary form for ease of use
• Within each diagnosis, drug choices are listed alphabetically by generic /trade name, FDA pregnancy category, adult/pediatric dosing, dose forms, and additives
• Delivers guidance on lab values to be monitored, patient education points, and safety information
• Includes 30 Appendices with ready access to key drug classifications, FDA Pregnancy Categories, US Schedule of Controlled Substances, Immunization Schedules, Contraceptive Guidance, categories Anti-Infectives, and more!
• Offers brand/generic cross-reference

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Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine 2/e (Flexicover) (Oxford Medical Handbooks) by Chris Johnson (2015-05-21) 

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The Art, Science and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding 5th Edition

Compounding has always been part of pharmacy practice. Today, the need for compounding is growing, with the prevalence of drug shortages, outsourcing of compounding services by hospitals, and patients’ need for individualized preparations. Compounding pharmacies now have the opportunity to obtain accreditation. The Art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding presents in a logical and progressive format all the information that pharmacists and student pharmacists need to understand the purpose and processes of compounding. Author Loyd V. Allen Jr., the preeminent expert, covers basic guidelines, economic and technical factors that compounding pharmacists must consider, and all aspects of good manufacturing practices for compounded medications. In this fifth edition, all chapters have been updated and several significantly revised—particularly “Compounding with Hazardous Drugs”—and three new chapters have been added: “Pharmaceutical Compounding Errors,” “Foams,” and “Compounding with Special Ingredients.” Information on the new law affecting compounding, the Drug Quality and Security Act, is incorporated throughout the book. Chapter 13 now includes information on compounding “films.”

KEY FEATURES:

• The initial chapters describe the requisite facilities and equipment, record keeping, calculations, and quality control.
• Three new chapters: “Pharmaceutical Compounding Errors,” “Foams,” and “Compounding with Special Ingredients.”
• Fifteen chapters are devoted to the compounding of each dosage form in turn, from powders and granules to injectables.
• Additional chapters cover veterinary compounding, compounding for special populations, compounding for specific procedures, compounding for clinical studies, compounding cosmetics, compounding with hazardous drugs, and compounding in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
• Nine appendices provide essential information on the compounding process and examples of standard operating procedures.
• The necessary ingredients and steps are listed for compounding more than 200 sample formulations, including bases, vehicles, and ingredient-specific preparations.
• Updated throughout, including information on the new Drug Quality and Security Act.

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Drug Facts and Comparisons 2014

‘Drug Facts and Comparisons 2014’ contains up-to-date, comprehensive information on over 22,000 Rx and 6,000 OTC items grouped by therapeutic category for ease of comparison.

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Anticoagulation Management: A Guidebook for Pharmacists 

In addition to acting as a training guide for pharmacists, pharmacy residents and pharmacy students who seek to practice in areas associated with patients on anticoagulant therapy, the information presented within highlights the growing role of the pharmacist in these contexts. Readers will find useful information on anticoagulant management across all pharmacy practice areas, including the inpatient, ambulatory, emergency services and transitions of care settings. Particular attention is given to summarizing best practices and providing ‘real world’ examples of ways in which pharmacists can be involved in anticoagulation management and the impact of such involvement. In the first major section of the book, each chapter focuses on the role of the pharmacist in the management of medication with a specific type of anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin, heparin and target-specific oral agents) in various healthcare settings. A broader overview of the clinical management of anticoagulation therapy is provided in the second major section, including descriptions of the role of pharmacists in assessing venous thromboembolism risk, ensuring patients receive appropriate prophylactic therapy, and monitoring outcomes.

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SBAs for the FRCR 2A (Cambridge Medicine (Paperback)) 1st Edition

SBAs for the Final FRCR is an invaluable guide to the new Single Best Answer (SBA) paper for the Final FRCR examination, providing over 350 SBA-style questions and referenced answers written in the style of the Royal College of Radiologists. Each question is accompanied by a concise yet detailed model answer carrying references and additional notes. The answers also act as a useful reference source for many of the key topics found in the syllabus. Questions are categorised in the same six modules that compose the FRCR 2A: • Cardiothoracic and vascular • Musculoskeletal and trauma • Gastro-intestinal • Genito-urinary, adrenal, obstetrics and gynaecology, breast • Paediatric • Central nervous system, head and neck Written by a group of authors who have recently successfully completed the exams, SBAs for the Final FRCR is an essential revision aid for all candidates undertaking the FRCR Part 2A.

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Pharmacotherapy Handbook, Eleventh Edition 11th Edition

The critical drug information you need for clinical practice and board preparation―in one, convenient portable guide

Pharmacotherapy Handbook delivers both the key points pharmacists needs to know in practice and the information students studying for the boards needs to pass. The Handbook delivers the essential information you need to confidently make drug therapy decisions for more than 140 diseases and disorders most commonly encountered in a clinical setting. Whether you’re a student, pharmacist, or hospital administrator, you’ll find answers quickly and easily in this reliable, carry-anywhere guide.

Featuring a convenient alphabetized presentation, the book utilizes text, tables, figures, and treatment algorithms to make important drug data readily accessible and easily understandable. This updated eleventh edition includes new chapters on the pharmacists’ patient care process, opioid use disorder, and superficial fungal infections.

Each chapter is organized in a consistent format:

• Disease state definition
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical presentation
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Evaluation of therapeutic outcomes

Nine appendices include Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, Geriatric Assessment, Critical Care Patient Assessment, Drug Allergies, Drug-Induced Hematologic Disorders, Drug-Induced Liver Disease, Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease, Drug-Induced Kidney Disease, and Drug-Induced Ophthalmic Disorders

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Pharmacology Success: A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking First Edition

The road to nursing success begins here! A complete review of core concepts. More than 1,150 classroom-tested, NCLEX®-style questions. (Alternate format, too!) Test-taking hints and rationales for correct and incorrect answers. TWO BOOKS IN ONE! Course review now. NCLEX®-prep later. 1,150 critical thinking questions (both multiple choice and alternate format) organize the seemingly huge volume of pharmacology information students must master into manageable sections divided by body systems and specific diseases. They not only learn to associate the medication with the disease process, making learning easier, but are also able to evaluate their knowledge of medications prior to taking their exams. All of the questions encompass the basic concepts for medication administration, including why the client is taking the medication • when the nurse would question administering the medication • how the nurse knows the medication is effective • and what interventions the nurse needs to teach the client concerning the medication. “I love that the questions come with rationales and that the books are filled with relevant questions! Tons of people in my class use them and without fail we rave about them after each test!”―Taryn Van Rensburg, Student Nurse at Naugatuck Valley Community College, CT. Click Here for a Special Mail-In Rebate Offer

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Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy 4th Edition

Get all the basics on drug therapies—and administer drugs confidently and accurately—with the Newly updated Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy, 4th Edition.

Written in the enjoyable, award-winning Incredibly Easy style, this easy-to-follow, fully illustrated guide offers step-by-step direction on the medication process, from assessing patient needs, to planning care, to implementation and positive outcomes. Strengthen your understanding of your class materials, get ready for the NCLEX® or certification exam, and administer drug therapies—safely and effectively

Build a strong platform of pharmacology knowledge and skills with. . .

• New and updated content on the Newest approved medications and dosages and New tables listing:
• New vaccines and treatment for biological weapons exposure
• New treatment and antidotes for chemical weapons exposure
• New herbal drugs content
• New icons and images that clarify content
• Revised and updated content on the concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutic
• Pharmacology basics – How drugs are derived, developed, classified, and administered; classes of drugs by body system; their uses and mechanisms
• “Nurse Joy” and “Nurse Jake” illustrated characters offering tips and insights throughout
• Quick-scan format with concise, bulleted content
• Hundreds of illustrations and diagrams explaining key concepts and providing clear direction on administering drugs; drug distribution, absorption, and metabolism; potential drug interactions; adverse reactions; how different classes of drugs work in different body systems
• Special chapter features:
  • Just the facts – A quick summary of chapter content
  • Advice from the experts – Experienced practitioners’ insights
  • Prototype pro – Actions, indications, and nursing considerations for common prototype drugs
  • Nursing process – Patient assessment, diagnosis, outcome goals, implementation, and evaluation for each type and class of drug
  • Pharm function – Illustrating how drugs act in the body; recognizing and treating adverse reactions
  • Before you give that drug – Warnings to consider before you administer a drug
  • Education edge – Information to share with your patient
  • Quick quiz – End-of-chapter questions with answers/explanations, to help you remember the essentials
• End-of-book multiple-choice Q&A; Quick Guides to Medication Safety, Ophthalmic and Dermatologic Drugs, and Abbreviations to Avoid; Glossary of essential pharmacology terms.

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