Offering a unified resource for both clinicians and pharmacists, A Medication Guide to Internal Medicine Tests and Procedures provides concise, focused answers to common medication questions before, during, and after internal medicine tests and procedures. Co-authored by experienced physicians and clinical pharmacists, this unique, time-saving reference brings together essential information for healthcare providers and students in a convenient, highly templated, pocket-sized book.

• Addresses the many medication questions surrounding ۵۴ of the most commonly used tests and procedures.
• Ensures proper peri-procedural management by addressing what medications need to be administered or held ahead of a specific test.
• Provides foundational guidance on the diagnostic process, anticoagulation and glycemic management in the periprocedural period, and anesthesia, followed by highly templated chapters arranged alphabetically by procedure name.
• Includes brief descriptions of tests, how they are performed, and common findings.
• Helps readers avoid interference with tests and unnecessary adverse effects, optimizing patient outcomes.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Contents

۱ Introduction
۲ The process of diagnosing
۳ Nuances and characteristics of tests
۴ Anticoagulation Management in the Periprocedural Period
۵ Glycemic considerations for tests and procedures
۶ Introduction to anesthesia
۷ Abdominal ultrasound
۸ Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test
۹ Ankle-brachial index test
۱۰ Atrial fibrillation ablation
۱۱ Bariatric surgery
۱۲ Bladder scan
۱۳ Bronchoscopy
۱۴ Carotid endarterectomy
۱۵ Chest tube
۱۶ Chest X-ray
۱۷ Computed tomography scan
۱۸ Continuous glucose monitoring
۱۹ Continuous renal replacement therapy
۲۰ Coronary artery bypass grafting
۲۱ Culture – blood
۲۲ Culture – Sputum
۲۳ Culture – Urine (UCx)
۲۴ Dexamethasone suppression test
۲۵ Echocardiography
۲۶ Electrocardiography (EKG, ECG)
۲۷ Electroencephalography (EEG)
۲۸ Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
۲۹ Gastric emptying study
۳۰ Gastrointestinal endoscopy – capsule
۳۱ Gastrointestinal endoscopy – lower
۳۲ Gastrointestinal endoscopy – upper
۳۳ Hemodialysis (HD)
۳۴ Hemodialysis access
۳۵ Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy (HIDA Scan)
۳۶ Implantable electronic cardiac devices
۳۷ Intravenous access
۳۸ Lower extremity venous duplex ultrasound
۳۹ Lumbar puncture (LP)
۴۰ Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
۴۱ Magnetic resonance imaging
۴۲ Nasogastric tubes
۴۳ Nephrostomy tubes
۴۴ Oxygen supplementation
۴۵ Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)
۴۶ Percutaneous coronary intervention
۴۷ Gastrostomy Tubes
۴۸ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)
۴۹ Positron emission tomography (PET)
۵۰ Renal ultrasound
۵۱ Sleep study
۵۲ Speech-language and swallow evaluations
۵۳ Stress tests
۵۴ Thyroid ablation
۵۵ Thyroid uptake and scan
۵۶ Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
۵۷ Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
۵۸ Urinalysis (UA)
۵۹ Urinary catheters
۶۰ Ventilation-perfusion scan