Infectious Diseases Case Study Approach

A new case-based approach to teaching infectious disease pharmacotherapy to pharmacy students

Reflecting the growing demand for healthcare providers versed in infectious disease pharmacotherapy, this innovative new text provides an essential examination of the subject through patient cases seen in actual practice. Assuming little prior knowledge of infectious diseases on the reader’s part, the text covers both common and uncommon presentations, as well as disease states not found in similar textbooks.

Infectious Diseases: A Case Study Approach includes multiple-choice questions along with detailed explanations for both correct and incorrect answer choices, and valuable insight into each disease state. With this valuable resource, pharmacy students will learn how to apply pharmacotherapy concepts to real-world situations.

Features:

    • Coverage of myriad disease states, including bacterial infections, prosthetic joint infections, bite wounds, encephalitis, and sexually transmitted diseases
    • Students will learn how to apply concepts to real-world situations
    • Includes enlightening clinical pearls for numerous disease states
    • Multiple-choice questions with complete answers, and more

Contents

Infectious Diseases: A Case Study Approach Jonathan C. Cho 1: Influenza 2: Acute Otitis Media 3: Acute Bronchitis 4: Pharyngitis 5: Community-Acquired Pneumonia 6: Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia 7: Cystitis 8: Pyelonephritis 9: Bacterial Meningitis 10: Viral Encephalitis 11: Infective Endocarditis 12: Sepsis 13: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Opportunistic Infections 14: Febrile Neutropenia 15: Skin and Soft Tissue Infection I 16: Skin and Soft Tissue Infection II 17: Necrotizing Fasciitis 18: Diabetic Foot Infection 19: Vertebral Osteomyelitis 20: Prosthetic Joint Infection 21: Intra-Abdominal Infections 22: Clostridioides difficile Infection 23: Traveler’s Diarrhea 24: Hepatitis C 25: Syphilis 26: Herpes 27: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea 28: Bacterial Vaginosis, Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, and Trichomoniasis 29: Superficial Fungal Infections 30: Cryptococcus 31: Aspergillosis 32: Protozoans 33: Nematodes 34: Tuberculosis Copyright Notice