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Table of Contents:

1 History and Physical Examination 3
2 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment 15
3 Social Support 23
4 Ethical and Legal Issues 31
5 Medication Use 38
6 Sexuality 48
7 Driving 57
8 Acute Care 65
9 Nursing Home Care 73
10 Home Care 81
11 Office Practice 89
12 Palliative Care 99
13 Preventive Health Maintenance 115
14 Exercise 131
15 Nutrition 145
16 Rehabilitation 159
17 Assistive Devices 173
18 Urinary Incontinence 189
19 Instability and Falls 199
20 Orthostatic Hypotension, Dizziness, and Syncope 207
21 Osteoporosis 217
22 Pressure Ulcers 228
23 Sleep and Aging 237
24 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia 244
25 Failure to Thrive 257
26 Dementia 267
27 Delirium 279
28 Depression 286
29 Emotional and Behavioral Problems 295
30 Alcohol and Substance Abuse 307
31 Nervous System Disease 317
32 Cerebrovascular Disease 328
33 Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonian Syndromes 336
34 Cardiac Disorders 353
35 Hypertension 375
36 Oncologic Disorders 383
37 Hematologic Disorders 397
38 Infections 410
39 Musculoskeletal Disorders 421
40 Orthopedic Disorders 436
41 Otologic Disorders 449
42 Ophthalmologic Disorders 457
43 Skin Disorders 467
44 Dental and Oral Disorders 481
45 Pulmonary Disorders 494
46 Gastroenterologic Disorders 505
47 Gynecologic Disorders 524
48 Prostate Gland Disease 535
49 Renal and Electrolyte Disorders 546
50 Endocrine Disorders 563
Index 579