| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 582 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Principles of geriatric care -- Transforming the care of older adults: knowledge, skills, & system change -- Consideration of function & functional decline -- Goals of care & consideration of prognosis -- The social context of older adults -- The interprofessional team -- Geriatric assessment -- Atypical presentations of illness in older adults -- Prevention & health promotion -- Principles of prescribing for older adults -- Addressing multimorbidity in older adults -- Geriatrics & palliative care -- Ethics & informed decision making -- Care settings -- Transitions and continuity of care -- Ambulatory care & the patient-centered medical home -- Providing quality care to older adults in the emergency department -- Hospital care -- Perioperative care in older surgical patients -- Long-term care, nursing home, & rehabilitation -- Home-based care -- The aging traveler -- Common conditions in geriatrics -- Delirium -- Cognitive impairment & dementia -- Cerebrovascular disease -- Parkinson disease & essential tremor -- Falls & mobility disorders -- Osteoarthritis -- Osteoporosis & hip fractures -- Coronary disease -- Heart failure & heart rhythm disorders -- Hypertension -- Valvular disease -- Peripheral arterial disease & venous thromboembolism -- Chronic venous insufficiency & lymphedema -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Gastrointestinal & abdominal complaints -- Constipation -- Fluid & electrolyte abnormalities -- Chronic kidney disease -- Urinary incontinence -- Benign prostatic hyperplasia & prostate cancer -- Thyroid, parathyroid, & adrenal gland disorders -- Diabetes -- Anemia -- Common cancers -- Depression & other mental health issues -- Sexual health & dysfunction -- Common infections -- Pressure ulcers -- Common skin disorders -- Sleep disorders -- Oral diseases & disorders -- Common clinical scenarios in geriatrics -- Evaluating confusion in older adults -- Addressing polypharmacy & improving medication adherence in older adults -- Managing persistent pain in older adults -- Considering anticoagulation in older adults -- Assessing antiaging therapies for older adults -- Considering complementary & alternative medicines for older adults -- Managing misuse of alcohol & psychoactive prescription medications in older adults -- Assessing older adults for syncope following a fall -- Treating headaches in older adults -- Managing vision impairment in older adults -- Managing hearing impairment in older adults -- Addressing chest pain in older adults -- Addressing dyspnea in older adults -- Managing joint pain in older adults -- Managing back pain in older adults -- Determining the appropriate use of exercise for older adults -- Defining adequate nutrition for older adults -- Helping older adults with low health literacy -- Understanding the effects of homelessness and housing instability on older adults -- Understanding the effects of criminal justice involvement on older adults -- Detecting, assessing, & responding to elder mistreatment -- Meeting the unique needs of LGBT older adults -- Broadening clinical practice -- Applying evidence-based medicine to older patients -- International perspectives in geriatric care -- Public policy intersecting with an aging society. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed on August 13, 2014). |
| Subject |
Geriatrics.
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Geriatrics. (OCoLC)fst00941257
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Diagnosis. (DNLM)D003933
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Geriatrics. (DNLM)D005853
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Health Services for the Aged. (DNLM)D006299
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Geriatric Assessment. (DNLM)D015577
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| Added Author |
Williams, Brie A., editor.
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Chang, Anna, (Physician), editor.
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Ahalt, Cyrus, editor.
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Conant, Rebecca, 1968- editor.
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Ritchie, Christine Seel, editor.
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Chen, Helen (Physician), editor.
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Landefeld, Charles Seth, editor.
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Yukawa, Michi, editor.
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| Added Title |
Geriatrics |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Current diagnosis and treatment. Geriatrics. Second edition. New York : McGraw-Hill Education Medical, [2014] 9780071792080 (OCoLC)864700483 |
| ISBN |
9780071792097 (electronic bk.) |
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0071792090 (electronic bk.) |
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0071792090 |
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9780071792080 |
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0071792082 |
| ISSN |
1549-5736 |
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