| Edition |
2005 Ballantine Books trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
xxix, 961 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"The comprehensive guide to the changes and challenges of aging--for older adults and those who care for and about them"--Cover. |
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Originally published: Whitehouse Station, N.J. : Merck Research Laboratories, 2004. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Section 1. Fundamentals of aging. Age-old questions -- How the body ages -- The aging of America -- Section 2. Caring for self and others. Preventive medical care -- Maintaining good nutrition -- Drugs and aging -- Complementary or alternative medicine -- Communicating with health care practitioners -- Continuity of care -- Understanding medical tests -- Hospital care -- Undergoing surgery -- Rehabilitation -- Long-term care -- Caregiving -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Section 3. Medical conditions. Nutritional disorders -- Water and electrolyte balance -- Hypothermia and hyperthermia --Dizziness and fainting -- Falls -- Osteoporosis -- Fractures -- Pain -- Confusion -- Delirium -- Dementia -- Stroke -- Nerve disorders -- Movement disorders -- Sleep -- Mental health disorders -- Thyroid disorders -- Diabetes mellitus -- Skin disorders -- Eye disorders -- Hearing and the ear -- Nose and throat disorders -- Mouth and dental disorders -- Foot disorders -- Arthritis -- Temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica -- High blood pressure -- Blood vessel disorders -- Coronary artery disease -- Heart failure -- Abnormal heart rhythms -- Heart valve disorders -- Blood disorders -- Finding and living with cancer -- Cancers -- Pneumonia and influenza -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Swallowing and reflux disorders -- Bowel movement disorders -- Urinary tract infections -- Urinary incontinence -- Female genital and sexual disorders -- Male genital and sexual disorders -- Exercise -- Section 4. Social, legal, and ethical issues. Coping with change -- Driving -- Intimacy -- Mistreatment -- Understanding legal and ethical issues -- Paying for health care -- Appendix I: Drug names : generic and trade -- Appendix II: Resources for help and information. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Longevity.
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Geriatrics -- Handbooks.
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Health -- Handbooks.
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Aged.
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Longevity -- Handbooks.
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| Added Author |
Beers, Mark H.
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| Added Title |
Merck manual of health and aging |
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Health & aging |
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Health and aging |
| ISBN |
0345482743 |
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