Pass the PSA
- 2nd Edition - March 23, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: William Brown, Kevin W Loudon, James Fisher, Laura B Marsland
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 7 6 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 7 7 0 - 8
Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam section.
This latest edition:
- Introduces a simple, memorable and failsafe approach to prescribing (the 'PReSCRIBER' mnemonic)
- Specifies the universal basic principles of prescribing for all sections
- Examines each section's question structure and how to approach it
- questions (structured identically to the exam) that conclude each chapter
- Covers all scenarios suggested for questioning in the PSA blueprint
- Highlights common traps throughout
- Contains two mock exams
- Includes finals-level sections on data interpretation and management
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- 1. Basic principles of prescribing
- Introduction
- How to Use this Book
- Basic Principles for All Prescribing
- Enzyme Inducers and Inhibitors (See Chapters 8 and 9)
- Topical Drugs
- Prescribing for Surgery
- Drugs to change around the time of surgery
- 2. Prescription review: A foolproof plan
- Structure of this Section within the PSA
- 3. Data interpretation
- Structure of this Section within the PSA
- Introduction
- General Data Interpretation
- Blood Tests: Biochemistry
- Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
- Thyroid Function Tests (TFT)
- Chest X-Rays (CXR)
- Arterial Blood Gases
- ECG
- Drug-Specific Data
- Questions
- 4. Planning management
- Structure of the Section within the PSA
- Introduction
- Management of Acute Conditions
- Cardiovascular Emergencies (Fig. 4.1)
- Tachycardia >125 b.p.m
- Anaphylaxis (Fig. 4.3)
- Metabolic Emergencies
- Management of Chronic Conditions
- Cardiovascular Conditions
- Respiratory Conditions
- Diabetes
- Blood glucose lowering therapy in type 1 diabetes
- Blood glucose lowering therapy in type 2 diabetes
- Neurological Conditions
- Crohn’s Disease (Adapted from NICE CG152, 2019)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Symptoms
- Fever
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Insomnia
- Questions
- 5. Communicating information
- Structure of the Section within the PSA
- Introduction
- Questions
- 6. Calculation skills
- Structure of this Section within the PSA
- Introduction
- Questions
- 7. Prescribing: Doing it yourself
- Structure of this Section within the PSA
- Prescribing Pitfalls
- Question 7.1 Answer
- Remember PReSCRIBER
- Remember the Basic Principles for all Prescribing
- Questions
- 8. Drug monitoring
- Structure of this Section within the PSA
- Introduction
- Questions
- 9. Adverse drug reactions
- Structure of this Section within the PSA
- Introduction
- Type 1: Adverse Effects of Common Drugs
- Type 2: RecogniSing the Common Reactions
- Type 3: Clinically Important Drug Interactions
- Type 4: RecogniSing and Managing an ADR
- Questions
- 10. Mock examinations
- Exam 1
- Exam 1 Answers
- Exam 2
- Exam 2: Answers
- Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: March 23, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 336
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702077692
- eBook ISBN: 9780702077708
WB
William Brown
Affiliations and expertise
Academic Clinical Fellow Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UKKL
Kevin W Loudon
Affiliations and expertise
Renal Registrar, East of England and ST3 Renal Medicine, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UKJF
James Fisher
Affiliations and expertise
Core Psychiatry Trainee, Central & North West London NHS Trust, London, UKLM
Laura B Marsland
Affiliations and expertise
Previous Lead Pharmacist for Neuroscience, Stroke & Rehabilitation at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK