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A Medication Guide to Internal Medicine Tests and Procedures

Autor Gregory J. Hughes
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 oct 2021
Offering a unified resource for both clinicians and pharmacists, A Medication Guide to Internal Medicine Tests and Procedures provides concise, focused answers to common medication questions before, during, and after internal medicine tests and procedures. Co-authored by experienced physicians and clinical pharmacists, this unique, time-saving reference brings together essential information for healthcare providers and students in a convenient, highly templated, pocket-sized book.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780323790079
ISBN-10: 0323790070
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Elsevier

Cuprins

To be confirmed but will include the following types of tests and procedures:

  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Ankle-brachial index
  • Atrial fibrillation ablation
  • Automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator / permanent pacemaker
  • Biopsies - i.e., renal, liver, lung, bone marrow
  • Bladder scan
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Coronary artery bypass graft
  • Capsule endoscopy
  • .and approximately 50 others

CONTENT STRUCTURE
Introduction
Foreword including:

 

  • Process of diagnosing
    • The steps (history, review of systems, physical exam, diagnostic tests/procedures)
    • Creating and revising a differential diagnosis
  • Nuances of tests: Bayesian probability, sensitivity, specificity, false positive, false negative, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, "ruling out" diagnoses
  • Etymology and word root origins
  • Periprocedural anticoagulation: basics, assessing risk, bridging

Diagnostic Tests & Procedures

 

 

  • This portion is the bulk of the book and will contain approximately 60 tests/procedures, each in their own section/chapter. Each test/procedure is an individual section/chapter that will follow the format below.

[Title of Procedure]
Background

 

 

  • Description of name of the test
    • Etymology - where the name comes from (link to latin/greek roots)
  • What can the test tell you? / What circumstances would the test be performed?
  • What are the possible diagnoses or suspicions that result from this test?
  • Can the test tell you if there is a drug toxicity?

How it is done

 

 

  • Who performs the test and in what setting?
  • Physically what does the test entail?
  • Are there medications used during or in preparation for the test?
  • Is the patient awake/asleep, does the patient need to prepare for it?
  • What is a normal test result or expectation?

Drug implications

 

 

  • What to consider before the test?
  • What to consider after the test, pending various results (limited to most common or exceptional examples)?
  • What medications interfere with the test?
  • What medications are used in the test?

References

 

 

  • Citation list

 


Descriere

Offering a unified resource for both clinicians and pharmacists, A Medication Guide to Internal Medicine Tests and Procedures provides concise, focused answers to common medication questions before, during, and after internal medicine tests and procedures. Co-authored by experienced physicians and clinical pharmacists, this unique, time-saving reference brings together essential information for healthcare providers and students in a convenient, highly templated, pocket-sized book.