Cardiovascular Disorders (Disease & Drug Consult)

Disease & Drug Consult is a unique new series: a body system's disease monographs plus monographs of the drugs used to treat them in a single handbook. In Cardiovascular Disorders, for example, the nurse can read a full description of specific cardiac arrhythmias, then turn to the drug monographs for a full discussion of antiarrhythmic drugs, administration guidance, and special considerations. Each book in the series is based on a specific body system and has two sections. Part 1 presents diseases alphabetically, with a description, causes & incidence, pathophysiology, signs & symptoms, drugs used to treat the disease, and the reason for using each drug. Part 2 offers--also in alphabetical order--complete drug monographs for each drug mentioned in the disease section. Included in the drug monographs are generic name, phonetic pronunciation, trade names, pregnancy risk category, ...