Practical Prescribing for Musculoskeletal Practitioners 2/ed - Brossura

Dr Julie Dawson; Sheena Hennell; Ruth Shepton

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1905539789 ISBN 13: 9781905539789

Casa editrice: M&K Update Ltd, 2014

Riassunto

This book provides prescribing advice for medical and non-medical prescribers caring for adult patients with common musculoskeletal problems. It will be particularly useful for non-medical practitioners, including independent physiotherapy and podiatry prescribers. Reference is made to current prescribing law and accountability, and the principles of safe prescribing are clearly defined. It gives practical prescribing advice for pain control, corticosteroids, osteoporosis, Paget s disease, gout and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Basic information is provided on each drug, including the mechanism of action where known, evidence grading, dosage and contra-indications. This revised edition incorporates the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for osteoarthritis, chronic low back pain, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, neuropathic pain and gout, with weblinks giving rapid access to the relevant online documents. For drugs under patent, there are weblinks to the relevant online Summary Product Characteristics (SPC). All references have been updated and a list of common proprietary names has been added. Finally, a new concluding chapter offers a range of clinical case histories so that the reader can consider salient prescribing issues. All these additions make this book a vital purchase for the many autonomous practitioners who need to be familiar with the evidence base, NICE guidance and rationale for prescribing for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Contents include: Non-medical prescribing: the law and accountability Safe prescribing Analgesics Atypical analgesics Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs Osteoporosis and Paget s disease Gout Corticosteroids Case histories Appendix: List of proprietary names

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L'autore:

Dr Julie Dawson MB ChB, MD, FRCP Consultant Rheumatologist, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust Ruth Sephton MSc, MCSP, FMACP Consultant Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Sheena Hennell RN, BA Hons, MSc Commissioning Manager, Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group

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• Editore: M&K Update Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1905539789
• ISBN 13: 9781905539789
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 128