Farinde, Abimbola, PhD, PharmD, Hebdon, Megan, PhD, DNP, RN, NP-C

Pharmacological Considerations in Gerontology

A Patient-Centered Guide for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Related Health Professions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Underscores the complexity of prescribing drugs for older adults while providing state-of-the-art guidelines for safe patient care. An evidence-based, quick-access reference for adult gerontology nurse practitioners and related providers, this text describes a holistic, patient-centered approach to prescribing drugs to older adults.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780826127693
• ISBN-10: 082612769X
• Artikelnr.: 57089392

Autorenporträt

Abimbola Farinde, PhD, PharmD, is a healthcare professional and professor experienced in the field and practice of mental health, geriatrics, and pharmacy.

Inhaltsangabe

The development of this book is dedicated to my loving family and friends
who provided me with the motivation to begin and finish this process. It is
with their unwavering support that I dedicate this publication to them all.
-Abimbola Farinde
I dedicate this work to my husband and children who help me remember the
important things in life.
-Megan Hebdon
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE GERIATRIC PATIENT
1. Physiologic Changes That Occur in Geriatric Patients
2. The Examination of the Geriatric Patient
SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS OF THE
GERIATRIC PATIENT
3. Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of the Geriatric Patient
4. Aging and Pharmacokinetic Impact
5. Available Guidelines for Therapeutic Drug Selections in Geriatric
Patients
6. Drug-Drug Interactions
7. Drug-Food Interactions
8. Common Medications for Comorbidities and Side Effects
9. Available Drug Therapies Utilized in Geriatric Patients
SECTION III: GUIDELINES FOR DOSING GERIATRIC PATIENTS BY DISORDERS/BODY
SYSTEMS
10. Guidelines for Dosing Geriatric Patients
11. Auditory Disorders
12. Neurologic Disorders
13. Hematologic Disorders
14. Nutritional Issues
15. Endocrine Disorders
16. Hyperlipidemia
17. Cardiovascular Disorders
18. Respiratory Disorders
19. Gastrointestinal Disorders
20. Central Nervous System Impairments
21. Mental Disorders
22. Musculoskeletal Disorders
23. Pain Management
24. Renal Impairments
25. Genitourinary Pharmacotherapy, Urinary Tract Infections, and Sexual
Health
SECTION IV: PRESCRIBING CONSIDERATIONS UNIQUE TO THE GERIATRIC POPULATION
26. The Beers Criteria for Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
27. Examples of Inappropriate Medication Prescribing
28. Polypharmacy and Nonadherence/Patient Education Tips
Index