Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Eighth EditionThe landmark text on how to achieve optimal patient outcomes through evidence-based medication therapy Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach is written to help you advance the quality of patient care through evidence-based medication therapy derived from sound pharmacotherapeutic principles. The scope of this trusted classic goes beyond drug indications and dosages to include the initial selection, proper administration, and monitoring of drugs. You will find everything you need to provide safe, effective drug therapy across the full range of therapeutic categories. This edition is enriched by more than 300 expert contributors, and every chapter has been revised and updated to reflect the latest in evidence-based information and recommendations. Important features such as Key Concepts at the beginning of each chapter, Clinical Presentation tables that summarize disease signs and symptoms, and Clinical Controversies boxes that examine the complicated issues faced by students and clinicians in providing drug therapy make this text an essential learning tool for students, patient-focused pharmacists, and other health care providers. NEW TO THIS EDITION
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... heart failure. They should be responsible for such activities as optimizing regimens for heart failure drug therapy (namely, ensuring that appropriate drugs at appropriate doses are used), educating patients about the importance of ...
... Heart Association ALLHAT: Antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial AV: Atrioventricular BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide CAD: Coronary artery disease CHARM: Candesartan in Heart Failure ... heart failure DIG ...
... Heart Failure), the number of patients with heart failure is substantial and continues to increase. Although survival from heart failure, has improved, the growing number of patients with the disorder and the progressive nature of the ...
Contents
Section 1 Foundation Issues | 1 |
Section 2 Cardiovascular Disorders | 55 |
Section 3 Respiratory Disorders | 437 |
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