ICU Quick Drug Guide - Softcover

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Dr. Lee received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy in 2001. Following graduation, she completed a residency in Clinical Pharmacy Practice at the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in 2002. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and serves as an clinical faculty member at University of California San Francisco, University of the Pacific, and University of Southern California Schools of Pharmacy. She has been teaching medical and pharmacy students and residents for over twenty years as a clinical pharmacist in critical care. Her practice interests include pharmacokinetics, critical care medicine, and cardiology. She is currently the Program Manager for Critical Care/Emergency Services at Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System. She has developed numerous guidelines and protocols that are essential in taking care of critical care patients to the present day. Furthermore, she received a research grant and has beenactively involved in conducting research studies as a principal investigator. She has given several invited presentations at conferences, and has authored many publications in peer-reviewed journals including New England Journal of Medicine and Nephron as a primary and corresponding author.

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This book provides precise, must-have drug information for the ICU. It offers essential, evidence-based practice guidelines for the critical care setting. Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, ICU Quick Drug Guide contains up-to-date information in a quick-access format. This portable handbook delivers fast, accurate drug therapy information at the point of care, including expert advice to help clinicians determine optimal pharmacological therapy. The text summarizes current clinical guidelines for experienced clinicians while also providing a simplified, focused guide for entry-level practitioners.

The book organizes critical care drug information into six focused sections: cardiovascular, endocrine, GI and liver, infectious, neurological, pulmonary, and other key ICU conditions. Highlighted topics include Sepsis and Septic Shock, Acute Coronary Syndromes, ACLS, DKA and HHS, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Status Epilepticus, Asthma/COPD Exacerbations, and PADIS Guidelines—equipping clinicians with fast, practical guidance at the bedside.

Each chapter begins with a concise discussion of the disease state, followed by drug tables that compare and contrast treatment regimens, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions, contraindications, and hepatic/renal dosing. The book also features clinical pearls organized by the most common disease states encountered in critical and acute care.

This text is a valuable resource for ICU providers, including nurses, pharmacists, residents, and physicians.