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Care for the Older Adult in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 34-3
  • August 17, 2018
  • Michael Malone + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Michael Malone and Kevin Biese, is devoted to Care for the Older Adult in the Emergency Department. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Approach to the Older Patient in the Emergency Department; Ten Best Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department; Delirium and Dementia; Falls and Geriatric Trauma; Older Adults in the Emergency Department with Frailty; Communication Strategies to Better Care for Older Individuals in the Emergency Department; Systems-based Practice to Improve Care Within and Beyond the Emergency Department; Common Medication Management Approaches for Older Adults in the Emergency Department; Elder Abuse and Neglect; Care of those with end-of-life needs / Advanced illnesses in the Emergency Department; Behavioral Health Needs of Older Adults in the Emergency Department; and Pain Management Strategies for Older Adults.

Geriatric Otolaryngology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 34-2
  • April 25, 2018
  • Karen M. Kost
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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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.

Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 34-1
  • November 19, 2017
  • Danelle Cayea + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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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.

Manual de atención integral de personas con enfermedades crónicas avanzadas: aspectos clínicos

  • 1st Edition
  • October 25, 2017
  • Xavier Gómez Batiste-Alentorn + 3 more
  • Spanish
  • eBook
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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.  

Pulmonary Disease in the Aging Patient, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33-4
  • October 14, 2017
  • Sidney S. Braman + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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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.

Rapid Geriatric Assessment, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33-3
  • July 11, 2017
  • John E. Morley
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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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.

Polypharmacy, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33-2
  • April 12, 2017
  • Mary Ann E. Zagaria
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Mary Ann Zagaria, PharmD, is devoted to Polypharmacy. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Support for Medication Therapy Management (Enhanced Medication Therapy Management): Testing Strategies for Improving Medication Use Among Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare Part D; The Role of Patient Preferences in Deprescribing; Polypharmacy Reduction Strategies: Tips on Incorporating American Geriatrics Society Beers and Screening Tool of Older People’s Prescriptions Criteria; Polypharmacy and Delirium in Critically Ill Older Adults: Recognition and Prevention; Geriatric Polypharmacy: Pharmacist as Key Facilitator in Assessing for Falls Risk; Medication Reconciliation in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities: Opportunity for Pharmacists to Minimize Risks Associated with Transitions of Care; Can Managed Care Manage Polypharmacy?; Medication Risk Mitigation: Coordinating and Collaborating with Health Care Systems, Universities, and Researchers to Facilitate the Design and Execution of Practice-Based Research; and Geriatric Polypharmacy: Two Physicians’ Personal Perspectives.

Rheumatic Diseases in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33-1
  • November 24, 2016
  • James D. Katz + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. James D. Katz and Brian Walitt of the NIH, is devoted to Rheumatic Diseases in Older Adults. Articles in this outstanding issue include Rheumatology Pharmacotherapy Pearls for the General Practitioner; Sarcopenia - Pathogenesis and Management; Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases; Osteoarthritis; Regional Rheumatic Disorders and Rehabilitation in Older Adults; Rheumatological Manifestations of Malignancy; Sjögren’s Syndrome; Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases; Gaps in Aging Research as it Applies to Rheumatological Clinical Care; and Update on Crystal-induced Arthritides.

Geriatric Pain Management, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 32-4
  • October 15, 2016
  • M. Carrington Reid
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. M. Carrington Reid, is devoted to Geriatric Pain Management. Articles in this timely issue include: Overview of Pain Management in the Older Adult; Assessment Approaches in Geriatric Pain Management; Pharmacotherapies in Geriatric Pain Management; Psychological Approaches in Geriatric Pain Management; Exercise and Movement-based Therapies in Geriatric Pain Management; Non-surgical Interventional Approaches in Geriatric Pain Management; Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Pain in Geriatric Patients; Role of Opioid Medications in Geriatric Pain Management; Pain Beliefs and Attitudes in Geriatric Patients; Role of Emerging Technologies in Geriatric Pain Management; Impact of Pain on Family Members and Caregivers of Geriatric Patients; and Pain in the Geriatric Patient with Advanced Chronic Disease.

Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 32-3
  • July 15, 2016
  • Thomas T. Yoshikawa + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Thomas T. Yoshikawa and Dean C. Norman, is devoted to Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine. Articles in this issue include: Host Resistance and Immunology of Aging; Clinical Features of Infection; Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy; Bacterial Pneumonia; Tuberculosis; Intraabdominal Infections; Infectious Diarrhea: Clostridium Difficile and Norovirus; Urinary Tract Infection; Herpes Zoster; Bone and Joint Infections; Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Infections in the Long-Term Care Setting; and Vaccinations.