| Edition |
Sixth edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 576 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Essentials of clinical geriatrics / Robert L. Kane, Joseph G. Ouslander, Itamar B. Abrass. 5th. ed. c2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Clinical implications of the aging process -- The geriatric patient: demography, epidemiology, and health services utilization -- Evaluating the geriatric patient -- Chronic disease management -- Prevention -- Confusion: delirium and dementia -- Diagnosis and management of depression -- Incontinence -- Falls -- Immobility -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Decreased vitality -- Sensory impairment -- Drug therapy -- Health services -- Nursing home care -- Ethical issues in the care of older persons. |
| Summary |
"This book delivers a broad, superbly-written overview of all the important issues in geriatrics along with concise, practical guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases and disorders most commonly encountered in older patients."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Geriatrics.
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Aging.
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Older people -- Health and hygiene.
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Geriatrics.
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Aged.
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Aging -- physiology.
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Aging -- psychology.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Geriatric Assessment.
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| Added Author |
Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017
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Kane, Robert L., 1940-
Essentials of clinical geriatrics.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Essentials of clinical geriatrics. 6th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2009 (OCoLC)760001443 |
| ISBN |
9780071498227 paperback alkaline paper |
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0071498222 paperback alkaline paper |
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