Pocket Prescriber 2015

Authors : Donald R.J. Singer, Timothy R.J. Nicholson
Edition : 2
Year : 2015
Description :

Summary

Prescriber 2015 is a concise, up to date prescribing guide. It contains all the ‘must have’ information that junior doctors, nurse prescribers and medical students need at their fingertips.

Key features:

• A–Z list of the 500 most commonly prescribed drugs with each entry containing the key prescribing information
• Focuses on safety issues, warnings, drug errors and adverse effects
• Practical guidance on drug selection, plus protocols and guidelines
• Advice and reference information for complicated prescriptions
• Concise management summaries for the common medical emergencies
• Includes the European Resuscitation Council algorithms
• Clinically useful reminders of basic pharmacology (e.g. receptor profiles)

Table of Contents

Common/Useful Drugs 

Drug Selection Antibiotics
Hypertension Management
Asthma
Analgesia
Palliative Care and Subcutaneous Pumps
Antiemetics
Alcohol Withdrawal
Antidepressants

How To Prescribe Insulin
Anticoagulants
Thrombolysis
Controlled Drugs

Miscellaneous Intravenous Fluids
Steroids
Sedation/Sleeping Tablets
Benzodiazepines
Combined Hormonal Contraception
Side Effect Profiles
Cytochrome P450

Medical Emergencies Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Acute LVF
Accelerated Hypertension
Atrial Fibrillation
Acute Asthma
COPD Exacerbation
Pulmonary Embolism
Acute Upper GI Haemorrhage
Sepsis (Severe or Septic Shock)
Epilepsy
DKA
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS)
↓Glucose
Thyrotoxic Crisis
Myxoedema Coma
Addisonian Crisis
Electrolyte Disturbances
Overdoses

Reference Information Coma
Cognitive Impairment
Useful Formulae
Common Laboratory Reference Values 

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