Essential Practical Prescribing

Georgia Woodfield, Benedict Lyle Phillips, Victoria Taylor, Amy Hawkins, Andrew Stanton (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

496 Seiten

2016
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-118-83773-3 (ISBN)

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ESSENTIAL PRACTICAL PRESCRIBING The Essentials are an international, best-selling series of textbooks, all of which are designed to support lecture series or themes on core topics within the health sciences. See www.wileyessential.com for further details.

Essential Practical Prescribing is an important new textbook with a clinical, ward-based focus. It is specifically designed to help new foundation doctors working on the hospital wards and in the community, as well as medical students preparing for the Prescribing Safety Assessment.

Using an accessible format, Essential Practical Prescribing demonstrates how to manage common medical conditions, and explains the logic behind each decision. It also emphasises common pitfalls leading to drug errors, and highlights drugs that could cause harm in certain situations. Organised by hospital department, it outlines the correct management of conditions, as well as highlighting the typical trials of a junior doctor.

Essential Practical Prescribing:

Contains a range of learning methods within each chapter including: key topics, learning objectives, case studies, DRUGS checklists, ‘Top-Tips’, advice on guidelines and evidence, and key learning points
Uses patient histories to set the scene and enhance the clinical emphasis
Offers examples of correctly completed drug charts throughout
Is an ideal companion for Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) preparation

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Georgia Woodfield, Specialist Registrar in Gastrointestinal medicine, London. Benedict Lyle Phillips, Specialist registrar in General Surgery, NE London Deanery. Victoria Taylor, Specialist Registrar in Respiratory medicine, London. Amy Hawkins, Core Medical Trainee, London Deanery. Andrew Stanton, Consultant Respiratory Physician, The Great Western Hospital Swindon; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Bristol.

Preface vi

Acknowledgements ix

How to Use Your Textbook x

About the Companion Website xii

1 Trials of a Junior Doctor 1
Georgia Woodfield

2 Emergency Department 12
Victoria Taylor

3 Cardiology 38
Georgia Woodfield

4 Respiratory 113
Andrew Stanton

5 Gastroenterology 144
Georgia Woodfield

6 Neurology 191
Victoria Taylor

7 Surgery 220
Benedict Lyle Phillips

8 Care of the Elderly 263
Amy Hawkins

9 Anticipatory Prescribing at the End of Life 280
Amy Hawkins

10 Renal 298
Benedict Lyle Phillips

11 Microbiology 318
Victoria Taylor

12 Rheumatology 346
Victoria Taylor

13 Dermatology 376
Amy Hawkins

14 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 402
Marie O’Sullivan

15 Diabetes 427
Amy Hawkins

16 Anticoagulation 445
Andrew Stanton

Index 465

Erscheinungsdatum	21.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Essentials
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	188 x 241 mm
Gewicht	1034 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
ISBN-10	1-118-83773-8 / 1118837738
ISBN-13	978-1-118-83773-3 / 9781118837733
Zustand	Neuware