La 2ª edición del Tratado de Medicina Geriátrica. Fundamentos de la atención sanitaria a los mayores aporta el core de conocimientos necesarios para los profesionales de habla hispana, siendo una herramienta imprescindible para la formación de geriatras, así como para la actualización de profesionales. Contenido eminentemente clínico y adaptado a la realidad asistencial tanto de España como de Latinoamérica que cuenta con la participación de destacados expertos en esta área tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, contando con la colaboración de especialistas procedente de Estados Unidos, Canadá, México, Costa Rica, Colombia, Perú, Reino Unido, Italia, Países Bajos y Australia. Este tratado se divide en un total de once grandes bloques, cada uno de ellos coordinado por un destacado experto en la materia abordada. Como novedades en esta nueva edición cabe señalar la inclusión de dos nuevos bloques de contenido: “Modelos de atención sanitaria al anciano en el mundo” y “Cáncer y envejecimiento”. Igualmente se ha ampliado la galería de vídeos, especialmente en las áreas de valoración y dermatología, para presentar así los conocimientos y las habilidades necesarios para la atención sanitaria a este grupo poblacional. Este título está dirigido a un amplio espectro de profesionales sanitarios involucrados de alguna manera en la atención sanitaria de personas de edad avanzada.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by William B. Ershler, MD of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Aging and Geriatric Medicine, is devoted to Anemia in the Older Adult. Articles in this important issue include: Aging and Hematopoiesis; Prevalence of Anemia in Older Populations; Functional Consequences of Anemia in Older Patients; Mechanisms of Anemia in Older Populations; Unexplained Anemia in Older Populations; Significance of Elevated RDW in Older Populations; Iron Deficiency; Vitamin B12; Myelodysplasia; Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia in Older Populations; Inflammation, Aging and Anemia; Emergence of Sickle Cell Disease in Older Populations; Heyde’s Syndrome; and Special Considerations for Anemia in the Nursing Home.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. Karen Kost, is devoted to Geriatric Otolaryngology. Articles in this issue include: Hearing Loss in the Elderly; Balance Disorders in the Elderly; Dysphagia in the Older Patient; The Aging Voice; Sleep-disordered Breathing; Rhinosinusitis and Allergies; Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly; Cutaneous Malignancies; Thyroid Disorders; Anesthetic considerations in Geriatric Otolaryngology; and Frailty in Geriatric Otolaryngology.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edtied by Drs. Danelle Cayea and Samuel C. Durso, is devoted to Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine. Articles in this issue include: The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit; Individualized Cancer Screening; Frailty; Medication Appropriateness; Geriatric Syndromes; Mental Health; Cardiovascular Screening; Preoperative Screening; Safety; Substance Use Disorders; Sexuality; Vaccines; and Excercise.
Este título viene a complementar el título Manual de atención paliativa en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas: Aspectos generales coordinado también por el Dr. Xavier Gómez Batiste, director del Observatorio Qualy. Centro Colaborador de la OMS para Programas Públicos de Cuidados Paliativos. Se trata de un manual con un enfoque práctico que tiene como objetivo abordar todas las dimensiones de la atención paliativa utilizando para ello propuestas prácticas que, en su conjunto, permitirán conocer los principales elementos implicados en la atención de este tipo de pacientes. La información se presenta de una forma clara, con la idea de que la obra sirva de guía para los profesionales implicados en la atención de pacientes con enfermedades crónicas. Entre sus contenidos, se abordarán las características clínicas, los criterios clínicos y pronósticos, el papel de los tratamientos específicos, el control de síntomas y los dilemas ético-clínicos frecuentes de los distintos tipos de patologías y condiciones catalogadas como enfermedades crónicas. Un espacio importante dentro de este manual tendrán también las patologías como la insuficiencia cardiaca, la insuficiencia respiratoria, la insuficiencia hepática, la insuficiencia renal, las demencias, el cáncer, problemas en pediatría, etc. Contenido dirigido a profesionales asistenciales (médicos, enfermeras, psicólogos, trabajadores sociales), líderes clínicos y organizativos, y planificadores de todo tipo de servicios de salud y sociales, especialmente aquellos que atienden a personas con enfermedades avanzadas.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Sidney S. Braman and Gwen S. Skloot, is devoted to Pulmonary Disease in the Aging Patient. Articles in this issue include: The Effects of Aging on Lung Structure and Function; Immunosenescence and the Lungs; Epidemiology of Lung Disease in the Elderly; The Evaluation of Dyspnea in the Elderly; Asthma in the Elderly; COPD in the Elderly Patient; Pulmonary Vascular Diseases in the Elderly; Granulomatous Lung Diseases in the Elderly; Lung Cancer in the Older Patient; Sleep Disorders in the Elderly; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Older Patient; and Co-morbidities of Lung Disease in the Elderly.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. John Morley, is devoted to Rapid Geriatric Assessment. Articles in this issue will address Frailty; Sarcopenia; Anorexia of Aging; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Cognitive Frailty; Falls; Hip Fracture; Depression; Delirium; and Advanced Directives and Palliative Care.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is devoted to Geriatric Urology. Guest Editor Tomas L. Griebling, MD, MPH has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Non-Surgical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women; Outcomes of Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Older Women; Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Elderly Women; Underactive Bladder in Older Adults; Translational Research and Voiding Dysfunction in Older Adults; Functional Brain Imaging and Voiding Dysfunction in Older Adults; The Role of Urodynamics in Elderly Patients; Associations Between Voiding Symptoms and Sexual Health in Older Adults; Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults; Comorbidity and Surgical Risk in Older Urologic Patients; Small Renal Masses in Older Adults; Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men: Active Surveillance and Other Considerations; Late Onset Hypogonadism and Testosterone Replacement in Elderly Men; and Contemporary Chemotherapy for Urologic Malignancies in Geriatric Patients.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, devoted to Geriatric Oncology, is guest edited by Drs. Harvey J. Cohen and Arati V. Rao of Duke University Medical Center. Articles in this issue include: Cancer and Aging: General Principles, Biology and Geriatric Assessment; Cancer Screening in the Elderly; Cancer Survivorship: Management of Long-term Toxicities; Socioeconomic Considerations and Shared Care Models of Older Cancer Care; Palliative Care and Symptom Management; Management of Prostate Cancer in the Elderly; Management of Breast Cancer in the Elderly; Management of Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly; Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Elderly; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Other Lymphoproliferative Disorders; and Monoclonal Gammopathies and Multiple Myeloma in the Elderly.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine is centered on the management of the geriatric fragility fracture patient. This issue features expert clinical reviews on topics such as Principles of comanagement, Lean business model and implementation of a Geriatric Fracture Center, Preoperative optimization and risk assessment, Preoperative reversal and management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents, Classification and surgical approach to hip fractures for non-surgeons, Special anesthetic consideration for the fragility fracture patient, Non-surgical management and palliation of fragility fractures, and Management of post-operative complications including Delerium, Anemia, Venous thromboembolism, and Cardiovascular disease and volume management. Also included are articles on Transitions in care and rehabilitation, Osteoporosis related secondary fracture prevention, Post-operative assessment of falls risk and prevention, and Fragility fractures requiring special consideration.