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Practice of Geriatrics
- 4th Edition - June 28, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Edmund H. Duthie, Paul R. Katz, Michael Malone
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 1 7 2 - 0
The geriatric population is expected to double by 2020. The new fourth edition of Practice of Geriatrics will equip you with the knowledge you need to provide effective care for… Read more
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The geriatric population is expected to double by 2020. The new fourth edition of Practice of Geriatrics will equip you with the knowledge you need to provide effective care for this growing patient population. With revised and up-to-date content throughout, this essential reference will keep you abreast of the latest clinical protocols and management challenges in geriatric care.
- Stay up to date on all aspects of caring for the older patient—from assessment and prevention through to treatment and rehabilitation.
- Effectively manage common geriatric syndromes, neuropsychiatric disorders, and medical and surgical disorders.
- Enhance quality of life with help from the latest knowledge on palliative care, transitions of care, wellness, frailty, and elder sensory disorder.
- Better understand the unique issues of older patients with expert guidance on systems of care, elder abuse, medication use, sexuality, and more.
1 History and Physical Examination
2 Medication Use
3 Sexuality
4 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
5 Social Support
6 Ethical and Legal Issues
7 Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
8 Acute Care
9 Nursing Facility Care
10 Home Care
11 Ambulatory Practice
12 Palliative Care
13 Transitional Care
14 Exercise
15 Rehabilitation
16 Incontinence
17 Instability and Falls
18 Orthostatic Hypotension, Dizziness, and Syncope
19 Osteoporosis
20 Pressure Ulcers
21 Measuring Disability
22 Sleep
23 Hearing Loss
24 Ophthalmologic Disorders
25 Dementia
26 Delirium
27 Depression
28 Emotional and Behavioral Problems
29 Cerebrovascular Disease
30 Movement Disorders
31 Cardiac Disorders
32 Hypertension
33 Oncology
34 Hematologic Disorders
35 Infections
36 Musculoskelatal Disorders
37 Orthopedic Disorders
38 Skin Disorders
39 Dental and Oral Disorders
40 Pulmonary Disorders
41 Gastroenterologic Disorders
42 Gynecologic Disorders
43 Prostate Gland Disease
44 Renal and Electrolyte Disorders
45 Endocrine Disorders
2 Medication Use
3 Sexuality
4 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
5 Social Support
6 Ethical and Legal Issues
7 Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
8 Acute Care
9 Nursing Facility Care
10 Home Care
11 Ambulatory Practice
12 Palliative Care
13 Transitional Care
14 Exercise
15 Rehabilitation
16 Incontinence
17 Instability and Falls
18 Orthostatic Hypotension, Dizziness, and Syncope
19 Osteoporosis
20 Pressure Ulcers
21 Measuring Disability
22 Sleep
23 Hearing Loss
24 Ophthalmologic Disorders
25 Dementia
26 Delirium
27 Depression
28 Emotional and Behavioral Problems
29 Cerebrovascular Disease
30 Movement Disorders
31 Cardiac Disorders
32 Hypertension
33 Oncology
34 Hematologic Disorders
35 Infections
36 Musculoskelatal Disorders
37 Orthopedic Disorders
38 Skin Disorders
39 Dental and Oral Disorders
40 Pulmonary Disorders
41 Gastroenterologic Disorders
42 Gynecologic Disorders
43 Prostate Gland Disease
44 Renal and Electrolyte Disorders
45 Endocrine Disorders
- Edition: 4
- Published: June 28, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
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Edmund H. Duthie
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine and Chief of Geriatrics/Gerontology, Medical College of Wisconsin; Chief of Geriatrics, C.J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center--Milwaukee and Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WIPK
Paul R. Katz
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Geriatrics/Aging, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Medical Director, Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NYMM
Michael Malone
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, MUSC Department of Family Medicine Program Director, Tidelands Health, MUSC Family Medicine Residency Designated Institutional Official - GME, Tidelands Health, USARead Practice of Geriatrics on ScienceDirect