Title | Geriatric Medicine [electronic resource] / edited by Christine K. Cassel, Harvey J. Cohen, Eric B. Larson, Diane E. Meier, Neil M. Resnick, Laurence Z. Rubenstein, Leif B. Sorensen |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1997 |
Edition | Third Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2705-0 |
Descript | LXIV, 1069 p. online resource |
1. Basics of Gerontology -- 1. Molecular and Biologic Factors in Aging: The Origins, Causes, and Prevention of Senescence -- 2. The Demography of Aging -- 3. Epidemiology and Aging -- 4. Social and Psychological Characteristics -- 5. Principles of Pharmacology -- 2. Contexts of Care in Geriatric Medicine -- 6. Contexts of Care -- 7. Long-Term Care -- 8. The Physician and the Care of the Nursing Home Patient -- 9. Home Care -- 10. Acute Hospital Care -- 11. Geriatric Emergencies -- 3. Clinical Approach to the Geriatric Patient -- 12. Clinical Approach: An Overview -- 13. Instruments to Assess Functional Status -- 14. Neuropsychological Testing -- 15. Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Care -- 16. Determination of Decision-Making Capacity -- 17. Rehabilitation -- 4. Medical Disorders -- 18. Screening for Cancer -- 19. The Science of Neoplasia -- 20. Breast Cancer -- 21. Colon Cancer and Other Gastrointestinal Malignancies -- 22. Lung Cancer -- 23. Prostate Cancer -- 24. Gynecologic Cancers -- 25. Hematologic Malignancies -- 26. Cardiovascular Disease -- 27. Hypertension -- 28. Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease -- 29. Osteoporosis and Other Disorders of Skeletal Aging -- 30. Orthopedic Problems -- 31. Rheumatologic Diseases -- 32. Treatment of Diabetes -- 33. Thyroid Disorders -- 34. Changes in Male Sexual Function -- 35. Menopause/Female Sexual Function -- 36. Gynecologic and Urologic Problems of Older Women -- 37. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia -- 38. Nephrology/Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders -- 39. Changes in Immunologic Function -- 40. Infectious Diseases -- 41. Hematologic Problems -- 42. Gastroenterologic Disorders -- 43. Pulmonary Disease -- 44. Dermatologic Diseases and Problems -- 45. Changes and Diseases of the Aging Eye -- 46. Otologic Changes and Disorders -- 47. Aging and the Oral Cavity -- 48. Urinary Incontinence -- 49. Syncope -- 50. Pressure Ulcers -- 51. Falls -- 52. Nutrition -- 53. Exercise -- 54. Sleep and Sleep Disorders -- 55. Herpes Zoster -- 56. Elder Abuse -- 57. Pain and Pain Management -- 58. Care Near the End of Life -- 5. Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders -- 59. Dementia -- 60. Delirium -- 61. Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke -- 62. Abnormalities of Posture and Movement -- 63. Depression, Anxiety, and Other Affective Disorders -- 6. Ethics and Health Policy Issues for Older Adults -- 64. Overview of Ethical Issues -- 65. Justice and the Allocation of Health Care Resources -- 66. Medical Treatment and the Physicianโs Legal Duties -- 67. Patientโs Advance Directives for Health Care in Case of Incapacity -- 68. Ethical Challenges to Research -- 69. The Value of Achieving a Peaceful Death