Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine A Case-Based Approach /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Soriano, Rainier P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Fernandez, Helen M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cassel, Christine K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Leipzig, Rosanne M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Geriatrics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Primary Care Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

As the population ages, the unique needs of elderly patients are becoming increasingly important to practitioners of primary care, geriatric medicine, family medicine, and internal medicine. Physicians need a handy resource that presents the essentials of geriatric medicine and suggests simple ways...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Approach to the Older Adult Patient
• The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Geriatric Pharmacology and Drug Prescribing for Older Adults
• Sites of Care for Older Adults
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Psychosocial Influences on Health in Later Life
• Medicolegal Aspects of the Care of Older Adults
• Prevention and Chemoprophylaxis in the Elderly
• Vision and Hearing Impairments
• Exercise and Rehabilitation
• Nutrition
• The Older Surgical Patient
• Depression, Dementia, and Delirium
• Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
• Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
• Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
• Dizziness and Syncope
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Instability and Falls
• Hip Fractures
• Hypertension
• Cardiovascular and Peripheral Arterial Diseases
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Thyroid Disorders
• Anemia in the Elderly
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Urinary Incontinence
• Pressure Ulcers
• Overview of Palliative Care and Non-Pain Symptom Management
• Principles of Pain Management.