Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 465 g
A Guide on How to Prescribe Drugs Used to Treat Infections
Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 465 g
ISBN: 978-1-4614-1067-6
Verlag: Springer
This book was designed as a reference tool for pharmacists involved in the treatment of patients with infections. It is clinically oriented and designed to help students in all medical disciplines, and especially pharmacists and students of pharmacy who need information on choosing the correct drug, dose, and method of administration of an agent to patients with infectious diseases. Nurse practitioners and clinical microbiologists who need to understand the use of anti-infective agents in patients will also find this volume useful.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pharmazie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Immunologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction and History.- Sulfonamides.- Penicillins.- Cephalosporins.- Monobactam.- Carbapenems.- Glycopeptides and other agents used to treat gram-positive cocci.- Aminoglycosides.- Macrolides.- Metronidazole and Clindamycin.- Quinolones.- Tetracyclines.- Clinical approach to the treatment of infectious diseases.- Basic principles of Drug Delivery and Dosing.- Understanding drug allergies and drug toxicities.- Principles of antibiotic resistance.- Clinical approach to treatment of bacterial infections.- Clinical approach to treatment of mycobacterial infections.- Clinical approach to treatment of fungal infections.- Clinical approach to treatment of viral infections.- Sample case studies and analyses of approaches.- Appendix 1: Dosage and Intervals for Administration of IV Antimicrobials.- Appendix 2: Dosage and Intervals for Administration of Oral Antimicrobials.- Appendix 3: Oral Agents that may have interactions with food.- Appendix 4: Important interactions with commonly used anti-infectives.- Appendix 5: Drug interactions with anti-retroviral agents.
