Updates for 2020! We've made edits and updates to the following sections: Asthma, Atrial Fibrillation, Beers Criteria, Chronic Kidney Disease, Crohn's, COPD, Diabetes, Migraines, Hyperlipidemia, Parkinson's, Sexual Dysfunction, Ulcerative Colitis, and Vaccines. In addition, we've created a section on the rapidly growing topic of Pharmacogenomics. If you are a pharmacist seeking to become board certified in geriatrics by passing the exam, this is a must-have study guide. We've edited our VERY popular BCPS Bullets book and created a review for the geriatric pharmacy exam based on the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties content outline. With recent PASS rates around 40%, you have to have the right tools to pass this exam and this book will help immensely. In addition to the exam being very difficult, you are likely a busy professional with very minimal free time. I've always had a hard time staying focused while studying from large review article type study guides and have squandered hours reading while retaining very little. This book is intended to be a crash course/cheat sheet overview of the most highly testable material. I wanted to remember the really important stuff because I know it is impossible to know every minute detail. BCGP Bullets, the Condensed BCGP Study Guide will help prepare you for the exam as well as help you maximize your study time. We have covered over 100+ disease states with critical clinical pearls, like drugs of choice, drug interactions, disease state education, and geriatric-specific nuggets for certain medications. Biostatistics basics, important geriatric terminology, social, financial, and emotional considerations are also included in this book. Items like elder abuse, advanced directives, and power of attorney show up in the content outline and we have also outlined the basics of this terminology. I can assure you that there is no doubt this book will help in your preparation for becoming a BCGP certified pharmacist! The Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) is a designation from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. The contents within this study guide are not affiliated or endorsed by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.

Updates for 2019! We've updated and added some content in the following disease states: Acid/Base Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Breast Cancer, CHF, Chronic Kidney Disease, Clostridium Difficile, Crohn's, DVT/PE, Depression, Diabetes, Gout, Migraines, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, PUD, Meningitis, Osteoporosis, Parkinson's, PAD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sepsis, Sexual Dysfunction, Shingles, STD's, Vaccines. If you talk to anyone who's taken the BCPS exam, you'll quickly understand that the BCPS exam will likely be the most challenging exam you'll ever take. You need all the resources you can get to make sure you are prepared! In addition to the exam being very difficult, you are likely a busy professional with very minimal free time. I've always had a hard time staying focused while studying from large review article type study guides and have squandered hours reading while retaining very little. This book is intended to be a crash course/cheat sheet overview of the most highly testable material. I wanted to remember the really important stuff, because I know it is impossible to know every minute detail. BCPS Bullets, the Condensed BCPS Study Guide will help prepare you for the exam as well as help you maximize your study time. We covered over 100+ disease states straight from the BCPS content outline provided by BPS, and included important pearls for each condition including assessments, risk factors, most commonly used drugs of choice, must know adverse effects, miscellaneous clinical pearls, notorious drug interactions, warnings and precautions, and of course, relevant labs. I wanted to cover each disease state in 1-2 pages to try to ensure you are reviewing the most relevant content. We did go over 2 pages on some disease states, but we did our best to keep the information concise and critical for you to know in your preparation to becoming a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. The book is over 300+ pages, but it is in bullet point format and very easy to digest multiple disease states at a sitting. There is also some white around the margins to take additional notes or highlight essential information to remember.As many of you are aware from the content outline, the BCPS exam is not all clinical. In addition to the disease states on the BCPS content outline, we've also included sections on biostatistics as well as important regulatory issues. I can assure you that there is no doubt this book will help in your preparation to becoming a BCPS pharmacist!The Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) is a designation from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. The contents within this study guide are not affiliated or endorsed by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.

Anesthesia Crash Course is uniquely positioned to address the needs of new trainees in anesthesia. This book is written in a conversational tone, avoiding unnecessary jargon and distilling the key concepts of anesthesia into easy-to-remember tidbits - an approach in increasing demand by medical students and junior physicians. The audience for this book is chiefly new anesthesia residents, interns, medical students who rotate through anesthesia services, and nurse anesthetists. By demystifying the world of anesthesia, it provides a welcome resource to medical students and RNs who are considering additional training in this popular but poorly understood specialty. Surgical residents who feel they're not up to speed with what's happening on the other side of the "ether screen" would certainly also benefit from reading Anesthesia Crash Course. New anesthesia trainees face an extremely daunting learning curve. As they progress through training, they will read longer and more detailed treatises on every aspect of modern anesthesia. It is not realistic to imagine that someone might finish such a book in the first week of his or her training! Anesthesia Crash Course wil serve as a bridge between a trainee's pre-anesthesia experience and more formal training. It can be read in the last month of internship, or in evenings while completing the first few weeks of anesthesia training. It can also serve as a medical student's accompaniment for a two-week anesthesia elective.

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) was developed for all undergraduate nursing programmes, with the aim of emphasising the need for nursing students to be competent in clinical skills, to assess clinical reasoning skills and as a means of standardizing the assessment process. This practical, easy to read and interactive study guide helps nursing and midwifery students at all levels to maximise their chances of success with OSCEs. It features case studies, quick quizzes, recap and recall summaries and an OSCE preparation plan; all of which help to prepare the student for the examination. Hints and tips on what to expect during the examination and pointers on what the examiner will be looking for, together with a comprehensive chapter on personal learning will help to guide the student through the process and maximise their chances of success! "Very readable with useful tips and information for students" Cath Hill, Keele University "I found the book extremely relevant from the students' perspective, reader friendly and well structured. Quizzes and activities excellent." - Liz Day, Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Health Care Practice, University of Derby "A useful and easily digested text on this important assessment strategy", Ms. Karen Lumsden, Faculty of Nursing and Applied Clinical Studies, Canterbury Christchurch University "Useful for students as they prepare... Easy to read and understand." Kirsty Wedgbury, Faculty of Health and Community Care, Birmingham City University

As the number of older patients surge, so too will the medication management challenges pharmacists and other healthcare providers face with this population. Providing care for these often complex cases means not only staying on top of new medications and therapies, but dealing with a wide range of other issues as well. Now in its second edition, Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, by Lisa C. Hutchison and Rebecca B. Sleeper, offers the full support you need to provide the most effective medication management and therapeutic decisions. This text is unique, not only as a comprehensive overview of major issues in geriatric pharmacotherapy and a core textbook for students, but as a resource for all healthcare professionals who treat elderly patients. Covering all major topics and issues, the second edition provides the most current information and proven strategies in one comprehensive guide, including associated issues that impact therapy, such as the coordination of care across multiple venues and caregivers. Inside this edition, you will find: Summarized treatment guidelines Evidence-based reviews Recommendations for the frail elderly Case studies and clinical pearls Key points, terms, and definitions Self-assessment questions Extensively referenced New chapters on Palliative and Hospice Care and Infections and Antimicrobial Stewardship The demands of an aging population mean that a greater understanding of geriatric pharmacotherapy is now essential for all healthcare providers. Written by practicing geriatric specialists, Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy provides all the detailed information and practical guidance you need.

This book presents 100 of the most common short cases in the format that the candidate would be expected to use in the exam setting. It will also include examples of questions which examiners frequently ask and sample answers, as well as a one-page aide memoire to clinical examination of each body system. includes 100 common short cases the style aims to demonstrate the actual approach candidates should take, as if they were in the exam setting fully illustrated, with most pictures in full colour each chapter starts with a one-page summary of clinical examination a good aide memoire for candidates includes questions examiners might ask during the exam and appropriate answers

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