Author | Cassel, Christine K. author |
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Title | Geriatric Medicine [electronic resource] : An Evidence-Based Approach / by Christine K. Cassel, Rosanne M. Leipzig, Harvey Jay Cohen, Eric B. Larson, Diane E. Meier, Carol F. Capello |
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003 |
Edition | Fourth Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b97639 |
Descript | L, 1318 p. online resource |
Basics of Gerontology -- Evidence-Based Medicine and Geriatrics -- Molecular and Biologic Factors in Aging -- Physiology of Aging -- The Demography of Aging -- Epidemiology and Aging -- Psychosocial Influences on Health in Later Life -- Principles of Pharmacology -- Clinical Strategies of Prescribing for Older Adults -- Changing Contexts of Care in Geriatric Medicine -- Contexts of Care -- The Long and the Short of Long-Term Care -- The Geriatrician in the Nursing Home -- Home Care -- Acute Hospital Care -- Clinical Approaches to the Geriatric Patient -- Clinical Approach to the Older Patient: An Overview -- Chronic Disease Management -- Prevention -- Instruments to Assess Functional Status -- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Systems Approaches to Geriatric Care -- Neuropsychological Testing -- Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Care -- Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient -- Surgical Approaches to the Geriatric Patient -- Rehabilitation -- Palliative Care -- Old Age and Care Near the End of Life -- Doctor-Patient Communication Issues -- Care Near the End of Life -- Sources of Suffering in the Elderly -- Acute and Chronic Pain -- Palliative Care in Early, Moderate, and Advanced Dementia -- The Value of Achieving a Peaceful Death -- Medical Care -- Cancer in the Elderly: An Overview -- The Science of Neoplasia and Its Relationship to Aging -- Screening for Cancer -- Breast Cancer -- Colon Cancer and Other Gastrointestinal Malignancies -- Lung Cancer -- Prostate Cancer -- Gynecologic Cancers -- Hematologic Malignancies -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Hypertension -- Peripheral Arterial Disease -- Rheumatologic Diseases -- Skeletal Fragility in the Elderly -- Orthopedic Problems with Aging -- Medical Aspects of Hip Fracture Management -- Treatment of Diabetes -- Thyroid Disorders -- Changes in Male Sexuality -- Sexual Function and the Older Woman -- Gynecologic and Urologic Problems of Older Women -- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia -- Nephrology/Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders -- Immunology of Aging -- Infectious Diseases -- Hematologic Problems -- Gastroenterologic Disorders -- Pulmonary Disease -- Dermatologic Diseases and Problems -- Changes and Diseases of the Aging Eye -- Otologic Changes and Disorders -- Aging and the Oral Cavity -- Dietary Supplements for Geriatric Patients -- Urinary Incontinence -- Syncope in the Elderly -- Management of Chronic Wounds -- Falls -- Chronic Dizziness and Vertigo -- Nutrition -- Exercise -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders -- Herpes Zoster -- Elder Mistreatment -- Frailty -- Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders -- Dementia -- Neurobiologic Basis of Age-Related Dementing Disorders -- Delirium -- Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke -- Abnormalities of Posture and Movement -- Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mood Disorders -- Late-Life Psychosis -- Ethics and Health Policy Issues for Older Adults -- Mechanisms of Paying for Health Care -- Justice and the Allocation of Health Care Resources -- Medical Treatment and the Physicianโs Legal Duties -- Determination of Decision-Making Capacity -- Ethical and Policy Issues in End-of-Life Care -- Ethical Challenges to Research in Geriatric Medicine