Primary care geriatrics : a case-based approach

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Primary care geriatrics : a case-based approach

[edited by] Richard J. Ham ... [et al.]

Mosby Elsevier, c2007

5th ed

Available at  / 11 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Caring for older patients and an aging population
  • Clinical implications of normal aging
  • Illness and aging
  • Initial assessment
  • Health maintenance, exercise, and nutrition
  • Clinical pharmacology
  • Ethnic and cultural aspects of geriatrics
  • Ethics
  • The health care system
  • Perioperative care
  • Long-term care
  • Home care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Palliative care
  • Delirium
  • Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
  • Depression
  • Gait and mobility
  • Dizziness
  • Syncope
  • Falls
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Constipation and fecal incontinence
  • Hearing impairment
  • Visual impairment and eye problems
  • Persistent pain
  • Malnutrition and feeding problems
  • Pressure ulcers
  • Hypothermia and hyperthermia
  • Sleep disorders
  • Sexual health
  • Elder mistreatment and neglect
  • Alcoholism
  • The older adult driver
  • Hypertension
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Peripheral arterial disease
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Osteoporosis
  • Arthritis and related disorders
  • Foot problems
  • Cancer
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lower respiratory infections
  • Urinary tract infections
  • The acute abdomen
  • Prostate disease
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Oral problems
  • Skin problems

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