Handbook of Cardiac Drugs

by Robert J. Boucek Jr., Ralph E. Purdy, Mark M. Boucek

A practical pocket guide to prescribing cardiac drugs. The book organizes all drugs round the diseases they are used to treat, assisting the user in the decision-making process. Individual agents are discussed in terms of pharmacology, indicators, pharmacokinetics, administration (both adult and paediatric), patient monitoring, adverse affects and interactions with other drugs. The book covers the six major categories of cardiovascular disease and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316722464
• ISBN13: 9780316722469
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Lippincott Raven
• Length: 400 Pages

Customer Reviews

Good Reference Book

This is a well written reference book, especially for those in nursing or the other health care professions. Good study guide for students as well.

This book is outstanding!

This text is very useful in explaining pathophysiology of cardiac events, at a cellular level. There are overviews of acute and chronic heart failure, acute MI, and arrhythmias. The conditions are explained in depth and the text is easy to understand. These sections then address the drug therapies, interventions, and cellular activities that resolve the pathologies. It is very helpful to clinical practice and intervention.