Prescribing Scenarios at a Glance

<p>Acknowledgements 7</p>
<p>Dedication 7</p>
<p>List of abbreviations 8</p>
<p>How to use your textbook 10</p>
<p>About the companion website 13</p>
<p>Introduction: Practical prescribing scenarios 14</p>
<p>Please note that the prepared drug charts can be found in the accompanying workbook.</p>
<p>Case Page</p>
<p>Section 1: The acute take Case Drug chart Answer</p>
<p>1 An 82–year–old woman who requires venous thromboembolism prophylaxis 30 1.1 38</p>
<p>2 A 104–year–old woman with respiratory failure 30 2.1 40</p>
<p>3 A 64–year–old man with severe acute abdominal pain 31 3.1 41</p>
<p>4 A 55–year–old woman with atrial fi brillation 31 4.1 43</p>
<p>5 A 32–year–old man with community–acquired pneumonia 32 5.1 45</p>
<p>6 A 45–year–old woman with status epilepticus 32 6.1 47</p>
<p>7 A 27–year–old woman with suspected bacterial meningitis 33 7.1 48</p>
<p>8 A 31–year–old woman with paracetamol overdose 34 8.1 50</p>
<p>9 A 59–year–old man with acute pulmonary oedema 35 9.1 52</p>
<p>10 A 24–year–old woman with acute asthma 35 10.1 54</p>
<p>11 A 57–year–old man who has suddenly deteriorated 36 11.1 57</p>
<p>12 An 84–year–old man taking warfarin who has a headache 36 12.1 59</p>
<p>13 A 66–year–old man with acute coronary syndrome 37 13.1 61</p>
<p>14 A 67–year–old man with an exacerbation of COPD 37 14.1 64</p>
<p>Section 2: On call in the hospital Case Drug chart Answer</p>
<p>15 A 91–year–old man with hypoglycaemia 68 15.1 82</p>
<p>16 A 60–year–old woman requesting night sedation 68 16.1 83</p>
<p>17 A 62–year–old man with suspected opioid toxicity 69 17.1 84</p>
<p>18 A 58–year–old man who has low blood pressure 69 18.1 86</p>
<p>19 A 44–year–old woman who is nil by mouth 70 19.1 88</p>
<p>20 A 59–year–old man with circulatory compromise 70 20.1 90</p>
<p>21 A 15–month–old girl with gastroenteritis 71 21.1 93</p>
<p>22 A 5–year–old boy with a painful right arm 71 22.1 94</p>
<p>23 A 12–hour–old boy with signs of sepsis 72 23.1 96</p>
<p>24 A 60–year–old man who has developed a hot joint 72 24.1 97</p>
<p>25 A 65–year–old man with hypokalaemia 73 25.1 99</p>
<p>26 A 69–year–old woman being treated with gentamicin 73 26.1 102</p>
<p>27 A 69–year–old man anticoagulated with warfarin 74 27.1 104</p>
<p>28 A 28–year–old woman with nausea 74 28.1 105</p>
<p>29 A 29–year–old man who is in pain following an operation 75 29.1 107</p>
<p>30 A 49–year–old man due to undergo surgery 75 30.1 110</p>
<p>31 A 79–year–old woman with acute kidney injury 76 31.1 112</p>
<p>32 An 85–year–old woman with hospital–acquired pneumonia 77 32.1 114</p>
<p>33 A 47–year–old man who has developed an abnormal liver profile 78 33.1 116</p>
<p>34 An 83–year–old man who develops diarrhoea 79 34.1 118</p>
<p>35 An 88–year–old man with hyperkalaemia 80 35.1 121</p>
<p>36 A 69–year–old woman with acute alcohol withdrawal 81 36.1 123</p>
<p>Section 3: Routine inpatient review Case Drug chart Answer</p>
<p>37 A 69–year–old woman with constipation 128 37.1 135</p>
<p>38 A 71–year–old man who has developed a tremor 128 38.1 136</p>
<p>39 An 81–year–old woman at risk of fragility fractures 129 39.1 138</p>
<p>40 A 23–year–old pregnant woman with pulmonary embolism 129 40.1 140</p>
<p>41 A 31–year–old man with increased seizure frequency 130 41.1 141</p>
<p>42 A 58–year–old man with diabetes mellitus treated with insulin 130 42.1 143</p>
<p>43 A 53–year–old man who wants to stop smoking 131 43.1 146</p>
<p>44 A 90–year–old woman on numerous medications 131 44.1 148</p>
<p>45 A 54–year–old woman with a peptic ulcer 132 45.1 150</p>
<p>46 A 64–year–old woman with chronic kidney disease 132 46.1 152</p>
<p>47 A 66–year–old man with palpitations 133 47.1 154</p>
<p>48 A 70–year–old man with ST–elevation acute coronary syndrome 133 48.1 156</p>
<p>49 A 49–year–old woman with chronic liver disease complaining of pain 134 49.1 158</p>
<p>50 An 89–year–old man approaching the end of life 134 50.1 160</p>
<p>Appendix 1 Antibiotic guidelines 163</p>
<p>Appendix 2 Case summaries 164</p>
<p>Index 166</p>