| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
11 audio discs (13 hr. 33 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (26 pages ; 14 cm). |
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digital optical 1.4 m. per second stereo rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Series |
A Johns Hopkins Press health book |
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Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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| Note |
Unabridged. |
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Compact disc. |
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Originally published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2013. 5th edition. |
| Contents |
Dementia -- Getting medical help for the person with dementia -- Characteristic behavioral symptoms of dementia -- Problems in independent living -- Problems arising in daily care -- Medical problems -- Pain -- Falls and injuries -- Pressure sores -- Dehydration -- Pneumonia -- Constipation -- Medications -- Behavioral symptoms of dementia -- Symptoms that appear as changes in mood -- Special arrangements if you become ill -- Getting outside help -- You and the person with dementia as parts of a family -- How caring for a person with dementia affects you -- Caring for yourself -- For children and teenagers -- Financial and legal issues -- Nursing homes and other living arrangements -- Brain disorders and the causes of dementia -- Research in dementia -- Appendixes: Using the Internet; Organizations. |
| Summary |
... this ... book has become the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease ... [This] edition includes new information on diagnostic evaluation, resources, medications, the biological causes and the effects of dementia, legal and financial information, and nursing homes and other communal living arrangements.-Back cover. [This book] is written for those who know something about life, hate to lose a person they cherish, and seek ways to bring assistance in living to him or her.-Foreword. |
| Subject |
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Home care.
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Senile dementia -- Patients -- Home care.
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Home nursing.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Home care.
(OCoLC)fst00806565
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Home nursing. (OCoLC)fst00959323
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Senile dementia -- Patients -- Home care.
(OCoLC)fst01112508
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| Added Author |
Rabins, Peter V.
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| Added Title |
Thirty-six hour day |
| ISBN |
9781421407777 |
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1421407779 |
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