Pocket Prescriber 2013 is a concise, up-to-date prescribing guide containing 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 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 The new European Resuscitation Council algorithms Clinically useful reminders of basic pharmacology (e.g., receptor profiles)
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Common/Useful Drugs Drug Selection Antibiotics Hypertension Management Asthma Analgesia Palliative Care and Subcutaneous Pumps Antiemetics Alcohol Withdrawal Antidepresssants 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 HONK A Glucose Thyrotoxic Crisis Myxoedema Coma Addisonian Crisis Electrolyte Disturbances Overdoses Reference information Coma Cognitive Impairment Useful Formulae Common Laboratory Reference Values Index
