by Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, Sarah L. Clark
Neurocritical Care Pharmacotherapy: A
Clinican's Guide is a practical, succinct but comprehensive pharmacy
handbook provides up-to-date clinical guidance on the effective
selection, prescription, and usage of neurocritical care drugs for
patients with acute neurologic illnesses. The treatment of the
critically ill neurologic patient is often difficult, specialized, and
includes drugs infrequently used in other intensive care units such as
antiepileptic drugs, osmotic agents or acute immunotherapy such as
intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange.
This
text discusses choosing the right combination of drugs; how to
correctly prescribe and administer the drugs; how to monitor drug
efficacy and side effects; how neurocritical care drugs interact with
other medications; and comprehensive coverage of current treatment
options.
Key Feature of this Manual Include
·
A brief discussion of the basic pharmacology of each neurocritical
drug, with an emphasis on how to select and use these drugs in multiple
clinical contexts.
· 150 drugs accompanied by a diagram for quick comprehension and drug administration guides.
·
Unique blending of expertise of neurointensivist with a critical care
pharmacist to provide a vital resource for both specialities
· References for further reading that are oriented toward utility in clinical practice.
