Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach by Terry L. Schwinghammer (Editor), Julia M. Koehler (Editor)

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Learn How to Apply the Principles of Pharmacotherapy to Real-World Clinical Practice!

Pharmacotherapy Casebook sharpens the problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills you need to identify and resolve commonly encountered drug problems. This new edition is packed with more than 150 patient cases -- almost all of them new or revised -- and makes the perfect study companion to the seventh edition of DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach.

Everything you need to develop expertise in pharmacotherapy decision making:

• Realistic patient presentations include medical history, physical examination, and laboratory data, followed by a series of questions using a systematic, problem-solving approach
  
  
• Compelling range of cases -- from the uncomplicated (a single disease state) to the complex (multiple disease states and drug-related problems)
  
  
• Diverse authorship, with cases provided by 180 clinicians from 94 institutions
  
  
• Casebook sections conveniently categorized by body organ system to correspond with the DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy textbook
  
  
• Coverage that integrates the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences with therapeutics
  
  
• Appendix containing valuable information on pharmacy abbreviations, laboratory texts, mathematical conversion factors, anthropometrics, and sample responses to case questions

Terry L. Schwinghammer, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV

Julia M. Koehler, PharmD, Associate Professor and Chair, Department ofPharmacy Practice, Butler University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; and Clinical Pharmacist in Family Medicine, Methodist Hospital and the Indiana University-Methodist Family Practice Center, Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, IN

Angela Johnston

This is a collection of patient case studies involving a broad spectrum of disease states. It is intended to complement the information presented in the fourth edition of Dipiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach (Appleton & Lange, 1999). The editor's purpose is to aid students in healthcare fields in the development of patient care related skills involving the identification and resolution of medication-related problems through the use of patient care studies. The target audience is pharmacy educators and pharmacy students; however, it may be a useful learning tool for all healthcare professionals. In Part One the following information is outlined: how to use the casebook; active learning strategies; case studies in patient communication; and documentation of pharmacist interventions. The remaining portion of the casebook is divided into the following sections: disorders of organ systems; diseases of infectious origin; oncologic disorders; and nutrition and nutritional disorders. Patient case studies begin with patient presentation, which mimics what is found in a typical patient chart. A series of questions for the student follow the case presentation, and a list of useful references. This casebook is a beneficial extension to the fourth edition of Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, in that the editor encourages students to apply newly learned information to clinical scenarios. References listed following each patient case study direct students to additional information, which may be useful in answering questions. Overall, this reference is a useful tool for teaching students the pharmacotherapeutic approach to patient care,which involves the designing, implementing, and monitoring of a drug therapy regimen.

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Reviewer:Christina Rose, Pharm.D. (Temple University Hospital)
Description:This collection of 150 cases complements the seventh edition of DiPiro et al.'s Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach (McGraw-Hill, 2008) . The previous edition was published in 2005.
Purpose:The casebook is designed to encourage active learning and help students develop the skills they need to identify and solve drug-related problems. The cases range from uncomplicated to complicated, requiring students to look beyond the pharmacotherapy text for solutions. The book can serve as a good tool in or out of the classroom for students to generate discussion.
Audience:The editors and authors are experts and are able to present real-life cases with discussion points and questions. The book is targeted primarily to students, residents, and practicing clinicians can use the more difficult cases. It also serves as a useful tool for pharmacy educators.
Features:The first five introductory chapters include discussions of how to approach the cases in the book and create a patient care plan, the importance of communication, and methods of active learning. The active learning chapter is particularly useful for clinical educators and gives great ideas on how to incorporate the material in the casebook with active learning strategies in the classroom. After each case, the questions are divided into multiple sections which outline all the steps involved in developing a complete pharmacotherapy plan. The appendixes serve as a useful source for medical abbreviations, lab values, and conversions for units. The editors stress that there canbe many different answers to the cases and the goal of the book is to help develop the skills needed to solve drug therapy problems. The majority of pharmacy educators should agree with this philosophy. If this book is not used by pharmacy instructors, and their students are not using it to generate questions, the lack of answers may be frustrating for some students. The authors have done a good job of outlining the objectives and reasons for the lack of answers to the cases.
Assessment:The cases in this book should be used in class to complement the lecture material or used as homework assignments. Another pharmacotherapy textbook, Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, 9th edition, Koda-Kimble et al. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009) , incorporates cases into the disease-state chapters, which does help enhance the material. With this casebook, it may be helpful to either incorporate the cases into the DiPiro textbook or automatically include the casebook with every order for the textbook. This casebook can be a very useful tool to enhance the pharmacotherapy material, but if it is not used consistently, it can be confusing to learners.

Booknews

A complement to the fifth edition of the textbook , presenting 147 case studies to help students in the health professions develop skills for identifying and resolving drug related problems. The third and fourth editions were not published. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

A casebook highlighting general principles of drug therapy decision- making. Introductory chapters cover principles of patient-focused therapy and disorders of organ systems. Detailed cases are related to multiple organ systems, infectious diseases, oncologic disorders, and nutritional disorders. Designed to complement the fourth edition of . This second edition contains some 140 new cases, three levels of case complexity, and enhanced focus on identifying, assessing, and resolving drug-related problems in complex cases with multiple disease states. Lacks a subject index. The editor teaches pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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