Pharmacotherapy Handbook, 8th Edition provides practitioners and students with the critical information necessary to support drug therapy decision making for more than 140 diseases and disorders. Featuring a convenient alphabetized presentation, this handy guide utilizes tables, texts, figures, and treatment algorithms to make the information readily accessible and easily understood.
• Disease state definition
• Review of relevant pathophysiology
• Clinical presentation
• Diagnosis
• Desired outcome
• Treatment
• Monitoring
The Treatment section usually includes nonpharmacologic therapy, drug selection guidelines, dosing recommendations, adverse effects, pharmacokinetic considerations, and important drug interactions.