In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Elizabeth Cobbs and Karen Blackstone bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Women’s Health.
Für alle Nicht-Geriater*innen, die sich mit dem Thema Altersmedizin vertraut machen möchten, ohne zu tief einzusteigen, hält ELSEVIER ESSENTIALS Geriatrie genau das richtige Wissen bereit. Denn geriatrische Patient*innen stellen für alle in der hausärztlichen Versorgung tätigen Ärzt*innen eine große Herausforderung dar. Häufig treten mehrere Erkrankungen gleichzeitig auf, was Diagnostik und Therapie erschweren. Kurze Kapitel, Tabellen, Algorithmen, Kästen z.B. zur Evidenz, Merkekästen u.v.m. machen es Ihnen leicht, die Inhalte zu bewältigen und Zusammenhänge schnell zu erfassen. Neu in der 2. Auflage: Aktualisiert entsprechend neuer Leitlinien Neue Kapitel zu Notfälle und Rettungsdienst, psychosomatische Versorgung, Schwindel, Grundzüge der onkologischen Therapie im Alter, geriatrische Reha
In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Steven H. Feinsilver and Margarita Oks bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep in the Elderly.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guested edited by Peter Jin, focuses on Peripheral Nerve Disease in the Geriatric Population. Topics include, but are not limited to: A clinical approach to diseases of peripheral nerve, Electrodiagnostic testing for disorders of peripheral nerves, The role of imaging for disorders of peripheral nerve, Common compression mononeuropathies, Diabetes and Peripheral Nerve Disease, When is it not just diabetic polyneuropathy? Findings in atypical polyneuropathies, Small Fiber Neuropathy in the Elderly, Cancer and peripheral nerve disease, Paraproteinemias and Peripheral Nerve Disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome and other acute polyneuropathies, Chronic Immune-mediated Polyneuropathies, Immunotherapy for Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Management of Neuropathic Pain in the Geriatric Population, and more. 
Wege finden aus dem Demenz-Dilemma – so ist es möglich. Die wichtigsten medizinisch-biologischen Grundlagen der Demenz werden leicht verständlich dargestellt. Die Autoren zeigen, wie man seine Lebensqualität bis ins hohe Alter erhält und Demenz möglichst vermeiden kann. Das Buch soll auch einen Beitrag dazu leisten, dass Angehörige eines älteren, gebrechlichen Menschen Änderungen des Verhaltens und der Persönlichkeit besser einschätzen und mit Herausforderungen besser umgehen können. Außerdem erhalten Sie viele praktische Tipps, die Angehörigen den Alltag in der Betreuung eines Menschen mit Demenz erleichtern können. Fürsorge hat viele positive Aspekte, die die Sie nach der Lektüre des Buches hoffentlich besser wahrnehmen werden.
Written with first-line primary care providers in mind, Ham’s Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach, 7th Edition, is a comprehensive, easy-to-read source of practical clinical guidance for this rapidly growing population. Using a unique, case-based approach, it covers the patient presentations you’re most likely to encounter, offering key clinical information, expert advice, and evidence-based medical guidelines throughout. This highly regarded text uses a consistent format and an enjoyable writing style to keep you informed, engaged, and up to date in this increasingly important field.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Amir Soumekh and Dr. Philip O. Katz, is devoted to Gastroenterology. Articles in this issue include: Esophageal and Gastric Motility Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Barrett's Esophagus, Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), Anticoagulation and Upper GI Bleeding, Managing Gallstone Disease in the Elderly, Fecal Incontinence, Constipation, Diarrhea, Functional Bowel Disease, Nutrition, Malnutrition and Obesity, Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis and Diverticular Bleeding, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colon Cancer Screening, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and more.
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Susan Friedman, is devoted to Healthy Aging. Articles in this issue include: Healthy Aging Across the Stages of Old Age, How Geriatric Principles Inform Healthy Aging, Multimorbidity, Function and Cognition in Aging, Preserving Cognition, Preventing Dementia, Preserving Engagement, Nurturing Resilience, The Frailty Cycle: Reducing frailty to promote healthy aging, Addressing Obesity to Promote Healthy Aging, Lifestyle (Medicine) and Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Aging, Physical Activity and Healthy Aging, Mindfulness, Stress, and Aging, The Role of Prevention in Healthy Aging, Best Practices for Promoting Healthy Aging, Getting from Here to There: Motivational Interviewing and Other Techniques to Promote Healthy Aging, and more.