McGraw-Hill Medic, 2004. - 600 p.
Current Geriatric Diagnosis and Treatment addresses the medical problems that are most common, most serious, or most troublesome to older adults. With the explosion in the number of older adults, especially those age 85 years or older, this information is especially important because most physicians and nurses will spend most of their professional lives caring for older adults. Thus, Current Geriatrics presents critical information about cancers, coronary artery disease, and other common diseases as well as the geriatric syndromes such as dementia, delirium, and falls.
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The need for expertise in geriatric medicine in the care of older patients
Continuity of care
Prevention & health promotion
Geriatric assessment
Office practice
Home care
Hospital care
Community-based & nursing home long-term care
Surgical & perioperative care
Delirium
Cognitive impairment & dementia
Falls & mobility disorders
Parkinson's disease & essential tremor
Depression & other mental health issues
Sleep disorders
Visual & hearing impairment
Syncope & dizziness
Cerebrovascular disease
Cardiac disease
Hypertension
Peripheral vascular & thromboembolic disease
Respiratory diseases
Abdominal complaints & gastrointestinal disorders
Urinary incontinence
Renal system, fluid, & electrolytes
Geriatric rheumatology
Osteoporosis & hip fractures
Pressure ulcers
Common skin disorders
Cancers in the geriatric population
Anemia
Endocrine disorders
Diabetes in the elderly
Common infections
Special issues in women's health : hormonal health issues of early & late postmenopausal women
Health issues of the aging male
Principles of rehabilitation
Nutrition & failure to thrive
Use of alcohol, tobacco & nonprescribed drugs
Elder mistreatment : abuse, neglect, & exploitation
Principles of drug therapy : changes with aging, polypharmacy, & drug interaction
Exercise
Common pain syndromes & management of pain
Palliative care
Anti-aging & complementary therapies
Common legal & ethical issues
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