RxHandbook Table of Contents

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CARDIOVASCULAR

  • Hypertension
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Heart failure
  • Chronic stable angina
  • Acute coronary syndrome
  • Stroke
    • Alteplase inclusion/exclusion criteria
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Anticoagulant overview
    • Injectable Anticoagulant Overview
    • Oral Anticoagulant Overview
  • Warfarin
    • Counseling points
    • Reversal strategy
    • CYP3A4 interactions

PULMONARY

  • Allergy, Cough & Cold
  • Asthma
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Smoking cessation

GASTROINTESTINAL

  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • Ulcers
    • NSAID-Induced Ulcers
    • Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
    • Stress ulcer prophylaxis
  • Liver diseases
    • Alcohol liver disease
    • Portal hypertension & Variceal bleed
    • Hepatic encephalopathy
    • Ascites
    • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
    • Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS)
  • Renal diseases
    • Hyperphosphatemia
    • Vitamin D Deficiency
    • Hyperkalemia
    • Anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) & Overactive bladder
    • Cholinergic & Anticholinergic side effects
  • Weight loss

ENDOCRINOLOGY

  • Type II diabetes (T2DM)
  • Insulin overview
  • Thyroid disorder
  • Autoimmune disorder
    • Rheumatoid arthritis
    • Psoriasis
    • Multiple sclerosis
    • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
    • Raynaud’s phenomenon
    • Sjogren’s syndrome

PSYCHIATRY & NEUROLOGY

  • Depression
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Migraine
  • Seizure disorder
  • Parkinson’s disorder
  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Alzheimer’s disease

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

  • Microbiology
    • Gram positive bacteria
    • Gram negative bacteria
  • Antimicrobial spectrum of activity
  • Skin & soft tissue infection (SSTI)
  • Intra-abdominal infection (IAI)
  • Urinary tract infection (UTI)
  • Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
  • Pneumonia
    • Community acquired pneumonia (CAP)
    • Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP)
    • Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)
  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Infective endocarditis
  • Sexual transmitted diseases (STI)
  • Opportunistic infection (OI)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
  • Traveler’s medicine
  • Immunizations overview

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Oncology medications & side effects
    • Chemo Man
  • Chemotherapy side effects treatment
  • Critical care overview
  • Vasopressor overview
  • Gout
  • Osteoporosis
  • Contraception

DRUG INFORMATION, RESEARCH & PHARMACOECONOMICS

  • Common lab values, drug levels & equations
  • Health references
  • Medication safety
  • FDA drug approval process
  • Research overview
  • Study design
  • Biostatistics
    • statistical Tests
    • P-value interpretation
    • Calculation with examples (e.g., descriptive statistics, relative risk, odds ratio, sensitivity, specificity, error type, etc. )
  • Pharmacoeconomics
  • Vancomycin Pharmacokinetics
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition Calculation