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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Ch. 1 Human Aging-Normal and Abnormal 3
Ch. 2 Demography and Health Status 18
Ch. 3 Financing, Use, and Organization of Health Care for Older Persons 28
Ch. 4 Geriatric Neuropsychology 41
Ch. 5 Approach to the Patient 65
Ch. 6 Geriatric Assessment 75
Ch. 7 Drug Use in the Elderly 84
Ch. 8 Preventive Medicine 98
Ch. 9 Emergency Care of the Older Person 113
Ch. 10 Acute Hospital Care 122
Ch. 11 Surgery in the Geriatric Patient 136
Ch. 12 Geriatric Rehabilitation 147
Ch. 13 Home Care 162
Ch. 14 Nursing Home Care 175
Ch. 15 Geriatric Hospice Care 187
Ch. 16 Nutrition 196
Ch. 17 Exercise 211
Ch. 18 Evaluation and Management of Common Symptoms in Geriatric Care 226
Ch. 19 Ethical Aspects of Geriatric Care 245
Ch. 20 Ethnic Issues in Geriatric Care 256
Ch. 21 Legal Aspects of Care 275
Ch. 22 Acute Confusional State 283
Ch. 23 Falls 292
Ch. 24 Hypotension, Dizziness, and Syncope 302
Ch. 25 Fractures in the Elderly 313
Ch. 26 Urinary Incontinence and Catheters in the Elderly Male and Female 331
Ch. 27 Pressure Ulcers 345
Ch. 28 Hearing Loss and Tinnitus 353
Ch. 29 The Aging Eye 367
Ch. 30 Oral and Dental Problems in the Elderly 378
Ch. 31 Lower Extremity Problems in the Elderly 392
Ch. 32 Sexual Function in Older Persons 410
Ch. 33 Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly 429
Ch. 34 Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly 456
Ch. 35 Arrhythmias 472
Ch. 36 Hypertension 487
Ch. 37 Peripheral Arterial and Venous Disease 502
Ch. 38 Cerebrovascular Diseases 514
Ch. 39 Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders 524
Ch. 40 Osteoporosis in the Elderly 534
Ch. 41 Musculoskeletal Diseases 558
Ch. 42 Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 588
Ch. 43 Depression 600
Ch. 44 Lung Disorders in the Elderly 609
Ch. 45 The Aging Lung, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation 643
Ch. 46 Diseases of the Prostate 673
Ch. 47 Kidney Disease in the Elderly 688
Ch. 48 Geriatric Gynecology 707
Ch. 49 Common Gastrointestinal Diseases 724
Ch. 50 Infections 735
Ch. 51 Endocrine Disorders in the Elderly 754
Ch. 52 Thermoregulatory Disorders 768
Ch. 53 Hematologic Problems 781
Ch. 54 Geriatric Oncology 789
Ch. 55 Diabetes Mellitus and Dyslipidema Disorders in the Elderly 806
Ch. 56 Geriatric Dermatology 823
Appendix 837
Index 845