Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics has helped thousands of students and practitioners through five editions by simplifying a complex subject. The authors have thoroughly reviewed, revised, and redesigned the text to enhance the readers grasp of the material. This 6th Edition offers a superior approach to understanding pharmacokinetics through extensive use of clinical correlates, figures, and questions and answers. Inside you will find:: Content broken into 15 easy-to-follow lessons, perfect for a semester. Practice quizzes in 11 chapters to chart progress. Four chapters completely devoted to clinical cases. More information on hemodialysis More on pharmacogenetics More on plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) calculations A phenytoin cheat sheet to help you through the calculations maze New vancomycin cases based on higher desired vancomycin levels and trough-only dose estimations More on modified diet in renal disease (MDRD) formula versus Cockcroft-Gault (CG) formula methods More theory and problems on extended interval aminoglycosides.