This is an invaluable revision aid for those preparing for multiple choice questions in clinical pharmacy. Questions in this textbook are practice-oriented and are intended to assess students' knowledge of clinical issues, evaluative and analytical skills, and ability to apply their knowledge in clinical practice. The MCQs will be presented as four practice tests and each test should take c3 hours. Each test will consist of 80 MCQs presented in a variety of formats. Main topics include: therapeutics and rational drug use; aetiology of disease states; presentation of conditions; investigations and diagnostic testing; drug therapy including adverse drug reactions; drug interactions; and contra-indications.
Author(s): Lilian M. Azzopardi
Edition: 1
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 276
Cover......Page 1
Table of contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
About the editor......Page 18
Contributors......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
Revision checklist......Page 28
Test 1 Questions......Page 30
Test 1 Answers......Page 58
Test 2 Questions......Page 84
Test 2 Answers......Page 114
Test 3 Questions......Page 144
Test 3 Answers......Page 172
Test 4 Questions......Page 200
Test 4 Answers......Page 222
Bibliography......Page 252
Appendix A Definitions of conditions and terminology......Page 254
Appendix B Abbreviations and acronyms......Page 262
Appendix C Clinical laboratory tests reference limits......Page 264
Appendix D Performance statistics......Page 266
Generic drug names index......Page 278
Conditions index......Page 284
Subject index......Page 294
Cases index......Page 304
