Current Geriatric Diagnosis and Treatment

Current Geriatric Diagnosis and Treatment

C. Seth Landefeld McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing ISBN: 0-07-139924-0
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The most up-to-date source of clinically focused information on the medical care of the increasing elderly population. This text features relevant diagnostic and treatment content needed by every provider of healthcare to older adults. The text covers the major diseases and disorders of the elderly with particular attention to the care of the elderly.

Table of Contents

  • Front Matter
  • Chapter 1. The Need for Expertise in Geriatric Medicine in the Care of Older Patients
  • Chapter 2. Continuity of Care
  • Chapter 3. Prevention & Health Promotion
  • Chapter 4. Geriatric Assessment
  • Chapter 5. Office Practice
  • Chapter 6. Home Care
  • Chapter 7. Hospital Care
  • Chapter 8. Community-Based & Nursing Home Long-Term Care
  • Chapter 9. Surgical & Perioperative Care
  • Chapter 10. Delirium
  • Chapter 11. Cognitive Impairment & Dementia
  • Chapter 12. Falls & Mobility Disorders
  • Chapter 13. Parkinson's Disease & Essential Tremor
  • Chapter 14. Depression & Other Mental Health Issues
  • Chapter 15. Sleep Disorders
  • Chapter 16. Visual & Hearing Impairment
  • Chapter 17. Syncope & Dizziness
  • Chapter 18. Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Chapter 19. Cardiac Disease
  • Chapter 20. Hypertension
  • Chapter 21. Peripheral Vascular & Thromboembolic Disease
  • Chapter 22. Respiratory Diseases
  • Chapter 23. Abdominal Complaints & Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Chapter 24. Urinary Incontinence
  • Chapter 25. Renal System, Fluid, & Electrolytes
  • Chapter 26. Geriatric Rheumatology
  • Chapter 27. Osteoporosis & Hip Fractures
  • Chapter 28. Pressure Ulcers
  • Chapter 29. Common Skin Disorders
  • Chapter 30. Cancers in the Geriatric Population
  • Chapter 31. Anemia
  • Chapter 32. Endocrine Disorders
  • Chapter 33. Diabetes in the Elderly
  • Chapter 34. Common Infections
  • Chapter 35. Special Issues in Women's Health: Hormonal Health Issues of Early & Late Postmenopausal Women
  • Chapter 36. Health Issues of the Aging Male
  • Chapter 37. Principles of Rehabilitation
  • Chapter 38. Nutrition & Failure to Thrive
  • Chapter 39. Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Nonprescribed Drugs
  • Chapter 40. Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation
  • Chapter 41. Principles of Drug Therapy: Changes With Aging, Polypharmacy, & Drug Interaction
  • Chapter 42. Exercise
  • Chapter 43. Common Pain Syndromes & Management of Pain
  • Chapter 44. Palliative Care
  • Chapter 45. Anti-Aging & Complementary Therapies
  • Chapter 46. Common Legal & Ethical Issues
  • Back Matter

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