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Become a conscientious prescriber! Using an integrated approach, this singular text focuses on patient first, helping you consider each patient as a unique individual with specific health concerns and characteristics that affect therapeutic decision making and drug efficacy. Organized by disease state, this book will introduce you to general drug classifications and the medicinal agents most likely to be encountered in primary care settings. It encompasses the pharmacological principals, dosing, patient education, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutic parameters and indications for commonly prescribed drugs.

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Author:   William N. Tindall ,  Mona Sedrak ,  John Boltri ,  John Boltri, MD, Faafp
Publisher:   F.A. Davis Company
Imprint:   F.A. Davis Company
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.301kg
ISBN:  

9780803625853

ISBN 10:   0803625855
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   06 August 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Conscientious Prescribing in the 21st Century Conscientious and Rational Prescribing in the 21st Century An Introduction to Pharamcodynamics and Pharamcokinetics Communicating With Patients about Medications: A Patient-Centered Approach A Body Systems Approach to Conscientious Prescribing Drugs Used in the Treatment of Bone and Joint Disorders Drugs Used in the Treatment of Eye and Ear Disorders Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disorders Drugs Used to Regulate Blood Pressure Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemias Drugs Used in the Treatment of Blood Disorders Drugs Used in the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders Drugs Used in the Treatment of Common Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System Drugs Used to Treat Endocrine Gland Disorders Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Drugs Used to Treat Common Neurological Conditions Practical Pharmacotherapy of Drugs Used to Treat Psychiatric Disorders Drugs Used in the Treatment of Skin Disorders Modern Approaches to Managing Bacterial Infections Drugs Used in the Treatment of Nonbacterial Infections Conscientious Prescribing for Special Populations >Drugs Used in the Treatment of Neoplasms Drugs Used to Affect Women's Health Drugs Used to Affect Men's Health Prescribing for the Geriatric Patient Prescribing for the Pediatric Patient Drugs Used to Manage Pain The Integrative Medicine Pharmacopoeia: Herbals, Vitamins, and Dietary Supplements Agents Used to Manipulate the Immune Response Appendix: Answers and Rationales for Learning Exercises Index

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Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dept. of Family Medicine, Dayton, OH Associate Dean, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan

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