Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, Sixth Edition

All the main concepts from the landmark Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach―distilled down to a concise, clinically focused, full-color resource
Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice uses a solid evidence-based approach to teach you how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate medication therapy. Updated with additional content and reflecting the latest findings, this sixth edition provides everything you need to gain an in-depth understanding of the underlying principles of the pharmacotherapy of disease―and their practical application. All chapters were written or reviewed by pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assists, and physicians recognized by authorities in their fields.
The book opens with an insightful introductory chapter and is followed by five chapters focused on specific populations: pediatrics, geriatrics, palliative care, critical care, and global health and travel medicine. The subsequent 97 disease-based chapters cover epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis, and nonpharmacologic therapy, followed by clear recommendations for medication selection, desired outcomes, dosing, and patient monitoring.
Features of the Sixth Edition:
Updated patient encounter cases sharpen critical-thinking skills and lend clinical relevant to scientific principles
New chapters cover: oCritical care pharmacotherapyoGlobal health and travel medicineoSystematic lupus erythematousoNose, mouth, and throat disorders
New content on circulatory shock syndromes, trauma-related anxiety disorder, otic disorders, and antimicrobial stewardship
Structured learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter
Key concepts, identified by icons, highlight the disease, patient assessment, and treatment
Patient care process section modeling the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCCP) Pharmacists' Patient Care Process
Up-to-date literature citations for each chapter
Table, figures, algorithms, and defined medical abbreviations
Self-assessment questions and answers in the Online Learning Center
Valuable table of common laboratory tests and reference ranges
From the Publisher
Marie A. Chisholm-Burns,
BS Pharm, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, is Dean and Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.
Terry L. Schwinghammer, BS Pharm, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FASHP, FAPhA, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and holds the Arthur I. Jacknowitz Distinguished Chair in Clinical Pharmacy at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy.
Patrick M. Malone, BS Pharm, PharmD, FASHP, is Professor and Associate Dean of Internal Affairs at the University of Findlay College of Pharmacy.
Jill M. Kolesar, BS Pharm, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin and the Director of the 3P Laboratory.
P. Brandon Bookstaver, Pharm.D., FCCP, FIDSA, BCPS, AAHIVP, is an associate professor and vice chair in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences at the College of Pharmacy.
Kelly C. Lee, Pharm.D., M.A.S., BCPP, is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.