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Conventional medical diagnoses and treatments take on much greater complexity when applied to older patients. This volume provides a comprehensive profile of each issue facing the clinician who is involved with such patients. The author discusses geriatrics in general, emphasizing the legal, social and biological aspects of aging, before addressing

Table of Contents:
PART I: General Themes. Biological Aging - Its Relevance to Geriatricians. Social Gerontology. Clinical Aging. Developing and Planning Services. Community Geriatric Care. Medical Ethics and the Law. PART II: Core Topics. Urinary Incontinence. Falls and Instability. Orthogeriatric Care. Palliative Care. Old Age Psychiatry. Rehabilitation. Practical Management of Stroke. PART III: Selected Topics. Central Nervous System. The Management of Parkinson's Disease in Older People. Cardiovascular System. When to Treat Hypertension (When the benefits outweigh the risks). Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The Management of Atrial Fibrillation in the Older Patient. Respiratory System. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Tuberculosis in Old Age. Respiratory Rehabilitation. Gastrointestinal System. Oral Health and Elderly People. Fecal Incontinence, Soiling and Constipation. Prostate Diseases in the Elderly Man. Urinary Tract Infections. Sexuality and Aging. Bone and Locomotor System. Management of Osteoporosis. Painful Stiff Shoulder After Stroke. Foot Disorders. Cancer. Cancer in Old Age. Vision and Hearing. Ophthalmology. Hearing Disorders. Skin. Pruritus. Leg Ulcers. Clinical Aspects of Pressure Sores in Elderly Patients. Infection. Preventing Infections in Elderly People: Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI), Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Influenza and Pneumococcal Bacteremia. Nutrition. PEG Feeding. Personal and Professional Skills. Education. All you need to Know about Management in One Chapter. Preparing for a Consultant Post. How to be a Successful Consultant. Making the Most of Information Technology (IT). Professional Issues. Research and Audit. Bibliography.

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`...this book provides an excellent summary of the parts that make up the whole geriatrician' - The Lancet '...offers practical advice on common problems...the text is easy to read and the layout allows one to skip between chapters and diagnoses with ease. I was very impressed by the book' - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781135285838
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 420
  • ISBN-10: 1135285837
  • Publisher Date: 06 Dec 2001
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 420


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