Practice of geriatrics /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Saunders,
[1992]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Aged and their physicians
- Theories of aging
- Nutrition in the elderly
- Medication use in the elderly
- Social support systems
- Overview of geriatric care in ethnic and racial minority groups
- Using outcomes to improve geriatric care
- Home care
- Medical practice in the nursing homer
- Gerontological nursing-- History and physical examination of the geriatric patient
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Preventive assessment
- Ethical aspects of geriatric care
- Care of the dying
- Psychological aspects of aging
- Legal issues
- Rehabilitation of the aged
- Practical issues in physical medicine, rehabilitation, and pain managemen
- Assistive devices for the elderly
- Physician and the aging driver
- Limiting use of physical restraints: a prerequisite for independent functioning
- Falls
- Urinary incontinence
- Pressure ulcers
- Aging eye
- Otologic disorders
- Orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, and syncope
- Hypo- and hyperthermia
- Sexual concerns of the elderly
- Depression
- Dementia
- Delirium
- Neurologic diseases: cerebrovascular conditions
- Neurologic diseases: Parkinson's disease and other disorders
- Sleep and aging
- Cardiac disease in the elderly
- Osteoporosis
- Musculoskeletal diseases in the elderly
- Paget's disease of the bone
- Hip fractures
- Common foot problems in the elderly
- Pulmonary disorders
- Renal and electrolyte abnormalities
- Hypertension in the elderly
- Prostate gland disease
- Gynecologic problems
- Endocrine diseases
- Oral aspects of aging
- Skin diseases in the elderly
- Malignant diseases
- Hematologic problems in the elderly
- Infections
- Disorders of the alimentary tract
- Preoperative cardiopulmonary evaluation and postsurgical convalescence