Prescribing Scenarios at a Glance

INDICE: Acknowledgements Dedication Abbreviations Introduction Prescribing Scenarios Section 1 The acute take 01. An 82–year–old woman who requires venous thromboembolism prophylaxis 02. A 104–year–old woman with respiratory failure 03. A 64–year–old man with severe acute abdominal pain 04. An 84–year–old woman with atrial fibrillation 05. A 32–year–old man with community–acquired pneumonia 06. A 45–year–old woman with status epilepticus 07. A 27–year–old woman with suspected bacterial meningitis 08. A 31–year–old woman with paracetamol overdose 09. A 59–year–old man with acute pulmonary oedema 10. A 24–year–old woman with acute asthma 11. A 57–year–old man who has suddenly deteriorated 12. An 84–year–old man taking warfarin who has a headache 13. A 66–year–old man with acute coronary syndrome 14. A 67–year–old man with an exacerbation of COPD Section 2 On–call in the hospital 15. A 91–year–old man with hypoglycaemia 16. A 60–year–old woman requesting night sedation 17. A 62–year–old man with suspected opioid toxicity 18. A 58–year–old man who has low blood pressure 19. A 44–year–old woman who is ?nil by mouth? 20. A 59–year–old man with circulatory compromise 21. A 15–month–old girl with gastroenteritis 22. A 5–year–old boy with a painful right arm 23. A 12–hour–old boy with signs of sepsis 24. A 60–year–old man who has developed a hot joint 25. A 65–year–old man with hypokalaemia 26. A 69–year–old woman being treated with gentamicin 27. A 69–year–old man anticoagulated with warfarin 28. A 28–year–old woman with nausea 29. A 29–year–old man who is in pain following an operation 30. A 49–year–old man due to undergo surgery 31. A 79–year–old woman with acute kidney injury 32. An 85–year–old woman with hospital–acquired pneumonia 33. A 65–year–old man with post–operative anaemia and chest pain 34. A 47–year–old man who has developed an abnormal liver profile 35. An 83–year–old man who develops diarrhoea 36. A 78–year–old man with hyperkalaemia 37. A 69–year–old woman with acute alcohol withdrawal Section 3 Routine inpatient review 38. A 69–year–old woman with constipation 39. A 64–year–old woman on immunosuppressive drugs 40. A 71–year–old man who has developed a tremor 41. An 81–year–old woman at risk of fragility fractures 42. A 23–year–old pregnant woman with pulmonary embolism 43. A 31–year–old man with increased seizure frequency 44. A 58–year–old man with diabetes mellitus treated with insulin 45. A 53–year–old man who wants to stop smoking 46. A 90–year–old woman on numerous medications 47. A 54–year–old woman with a peptic ulcer 48. A 54–year–old woman with chronic kidney disease 49. A 66–year–old man with palpitations 50. A 70–year–old man with ST–elevation acute coronary syndrome 51. A 63–year–old man with fever and rash (completing a Yellow Card) 52. A 49–year–old woman with chronic liver disease complaining of pain 53. An 89–year–old man approaching the end of life Section 4 Primary care 54. A 54–year–old man with high cholesterol 55. A 53–year–old woman with high blood pressure 56. A 77–year–old woman with chronic heart failure 57. A 19–year–old man with poorly–controlled asthma 58. A 79–year–old man with poorly–controlled COPD 59. A 23–year–old woman with cellulitis 60. A 73–year–old man with symptoms of prostatic enlargement 61. A 41–year–old woman with chronic back pain 62. A 43–year–old man who is depressed 63. A 9–year–old girl with eczema 64. A 60–year–old woman with hypothyroidism 65. A 37–year–old man with megaloblastic anaemia 66. An 80–year–old woman with iron deficiency anaemia 67. A 24–year–old woman with a urinary tract infection 68. A 23–year–old woman requesting the oral contraceptive pill 69. A 46–year–old woman with painful osteoarthritis 70. A 62–year–old man who required lengthy treatment with oral corticosteroids 71. A 59–year–old man with poorly–controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus 72. An 18–year–old woman with acne vulgaris 73. A 52–year–old woman with a sore eye 74. A 53–year–old man with chest tightness 75. A 29–year–old woman with epilepsy who wants to start a family

• ISBN: 978-1-118-57086-9
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 18/04/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés