Essentials of clinical geriatrics

Author(s)

• Kane, Robert L.
• Ouslander, Joseph G.
• Abrass, Itamar B.

Bibliographic Information

Essentials of clinical geriatrics

Robert L. Kane, Joseph G. Ouslander, Itamar B. Abrass

McGraw-Hill Book Co., c1989

2nd ed

• est.

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I: The Aging Patient and Geriatric Assessment.Clinical Implications of the Aging Process.The Elderly Patient: Demography and Epidemiology.Evaluating the Elderly Patient.Part II: Differential Diagnosis and Management.Confusion.Diagnosis and Management of Depression.Incontinence.Instability and Falls.Immobility.Cardiovascular Disorders.Decreased Vitality.Sensory Impairment.Disorders of Temperature Regulation.Part III: General Management Strategies.Iatrogenesis.Drug Therapy.Developing Clinical Expectations.Long-Term-Care Resources.Nursing Home Care.Ethical Issues in the Care of the Elderly.Appendix: Suggested Geriatric Medical Forms.

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Details

• NCID: BA07542366
• ISBN:
  • 0070519684
• LCCN: 88008334
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 528 p
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC952
  • DC19 : 618.97
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Geriatrics
  • MESH : Aging
  • MESH : Geriatrics