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Offering a unified resource for both clinicians and pharmacists, A Medication Guide to Internal Medicine Tests and Procedures provides concise, focused answers to common medication questions before, during, and after internal medicine tests and procedures. Co-authored by experienced physicians and clinical pharmacists, this unique, time-saving reference brings together essential information for healthcare providers and students in a convenient, highly templated, pocket-sized book.
- Addresses the many medication questions surrounding 54 of the most commonly used tests and procedures.
- Ensures proper peri-procedural management by addressing what medications need to be administered or held ahead of a specific test.
- Provides foundational guidance on the diagnostic process, anticoagulation and glycemic management in the periprocedural period, and anesthesia, followed by highly templated chapters arranged alphabetically by procedure name.
- Includes brief descriptions of tests, how they are performed, and common findings.
- Helps readers avoid interference with tests and unnecessary adverse effects, optimizing patient outcomes.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
List of contents
1. Introduction
2. The Process of Diagnosing
3. Nuances and Characteristics of Tests
4. Anticoagulation Management in the Periprocedural Period
5. Glycemic Considerations for Tests and Procedures
6. Introduction to Anesthesia
7. Abdominal Ultrasound
8. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulation Test
9. Ankle-Brachial Index Test
10. Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
11. Bariatric Surgery
12. Bladder Scan
13. Bronchoscopy
14. Carotid Endarterectomy
15. Chest Tube
16. Chest X-Ray
17. Computed Tomography Scan
18. Continuous Glucose Monitoring
19. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
20. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
21. Culture - Blood
22. Culture - Sputum
23. Culture - Urine
24. Dexamethasone Suppression Test
25. Echocardiography
26. Electrocardiography
27. Electroencephalography
28. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
29. Gastric Emptying Study
30. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Capsule
31. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Lower
32. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Upper
33. Hemodialysis
34. Hemodialysis Access
35. Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy
36. Implantable Cardiac Devices
37. Intravenous Access
38. Lower Extremity Venous Duplex Ultrasound
39. Lumbar Puncture
40. Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography
41. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
42. Nasogastric Tubes
43. Nephrostomy Tubes
44. Oxygen Supplementation
45. Patient-Controlled Analgesia
46. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
47. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes
48. Peritoneal Dialysis
49. Positron Emission Tomography
50. Renal Ultrasound
51. Sleep Study
52. Speech-Language and Swallow Evaluations
53. Stress Tests
54. Thyroid Ablation
55. Thyroid Uptake and Scan
56. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
57. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
58. Urinalysis
59. Urinary Catheters
60. Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
About the author
Gregory J. Hughes, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Health Professions at St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Hughes also serves as a Clinical Pharmacy Preceptor in the Department of General Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hospital where he provides pharmacotherapy expertise to the Internal Medicine service. There he is involved in the education of physicians, pharmacists, and students. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Hughes completed a post-graduate Pharmacy Practice Residency at the St. Louis VA Medical Center and served as a Clinical Instructor at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.
