Since it was first published in 1958, Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology has been the go-to resource for health professionals who prescribe as well as administer medications. Now in its nineteenth edition, the text has been fully updated to reflect the breadth and complexity of modern practice.
The book provides everything the reader needs to know when becoming a prescriber. The text is organised by body system, making it easy to follow, and covers considerations for different patient categories as well as the management of pain, cancer and infection, substance abuse and complementary and alternative medicines.
With a strong clinical orientation and written by practising clinicians, essential information is delivered in an engaging and friendly style that will ensure this book's continued popularity with nurses and allied health professionals for many years to come.
- Easy navigation makes learning enjoyable
- Hot topics including cardiology, rheumatology and the use of targeted therapies in cancer keep the reader up to date
- Learning Objectives, Summary Boxes, Revision Tips and Hints make this suitable for exam preparation
- Updated to include discussion of the expanding role of professionals in prescribing drugs and latest changes in legislation and guidelines
- Extensive glossary for those new to prescribing
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88 illustrations (88 in full color)
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978-0-7020-6722-8 (9780702067228)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr Stephen DeWilde is Senior Lecturer in General Practice in the Population Health Research Institute. He is interested in primary care databases; their development and preparation for research purposes, and their use in epidemiological research.Dr DeWilde works part time as a general practitioner (GP) and is involved in GP education and GP information technology. His research has focused on cardiovascular epidemiology, but he has also worked on diverse areas, including polypharmacy in the elderly, mental health and ocular disease.
