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xxvii, 856 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Sect. 1. Care of the elderly patient: evaluation, diagnosis, and management -- Essential principles in the care of the elderly -- Multidimensional assessment of the older patient -- Prevention for older persons -- Clinical practice guidelines in geriatrics -- Drugs and the elderly -- Common complaints of the elderly -- Diagnosis and management of heart disease in the elderly -- Hypertension in the elderly -- Exercise for older patients -- Stroke prevention and management -- Pulmonary problems in the elderly -- Peripheral vascular disease in the elderly -- Clinical geropsychiatry -- Alcohol and other drug abuse in older patients -- Evaluation and management of delirium and dementia -- Behavioral disturbances in dementia -- Alzheimer's disease: biologic aspects -- Aging in adults with developmental disabilities and severe and persistent mental illness -- Improving the quality of life in long-term care-- Neurologic problems in the elderly -- Rehabilitation and the aged -- Gastrointestinal disease in the aged -- Infections of the elderly -- HIV infection in older people -- Nutrition and aging -- Lipid abnormalities in older people -- Principles of fluid and electrolyte balance and renal disorders in the older patient -- Urologic problems of the elderly -- Urinary incontinence -- Geriatric gynecology -- Breast cancer -- Musculoskeletal disorders in the elderly -- Osteoporosis and other metabolic disorders of the skeleton in aging -- Musculoskeletal injuries in the elderly -- Foot health for the elderly -- The endocrinology of aging -- Diabetes mellitus in the elderly patient -- Geriatric dermatology -- Anemia and other hematologic problems of the elderly -- Surgical principles in the aged -- Pressure ulcers : practical considerations in prevention and treatment -- Ocular disorders of aging -- Retinal disorders of aging -- Geriatric ear, nose, and throat problems -- Geriatric dentistry -- Sect. 2. Care of the elderly patient : other considerations -- Ethnic diversity of the aged -- Care of the elderly in three nations : United Kingdom, Canada, Japan -- Successful aging : optimizing strategies for primary care geriatrics -- Cell biology and physiology of aging -- Principles of cancer prevention and cancer treatment in the older person -- The elderly and their families -- The mistreatment of older adults -- Implications of population aging for geriatric health -- Health care organization and financing -- Retirement -- Evaluation of competence -- Community-based long-term care -- Institutional long-term care -- Sexuality -- Driving and the older adult -- Accidents in the elderly -- Acute and chronic care of the elderly : minimizing iatrogenic illness -- Management of the dying patient : hospice, a life force -- Spiritual aspects of aging -- Sect. 3. Ethical issues and the elderly patient -- Preventive ethics in geriatric practice -- Long-term care decision making -- Advance Directives -- Assessing the values of elders toward end-of-life care : the values history
Revised edition of: Care of the elderly / editor, William Reichel. 4th edition c1995.
Prevised edition: Clinical aspects of aging. 3rd edition c1989.
Includes bibliographical references and index.