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Author: Robert A. Norman
Published: December 2002
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1842141120
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Number of Pages: 450

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Clinical Geriatrics

Geriatric medicine is an emerging field in the U.S., Canada, and Europe with Asia following not too far behind. And as the aging population increases worldwide, the field will continue to grow in importance. Keeping pace with this rapidly expanding field, Clinical Geriatrics provides the basic principles of geriatric medicine, including important aspects of patient evaluation and management in the hospital, nursing home, home, and other community settings. Unique in its simplicity of style, the book is based on material derived from standard international journals and the experience of the contributors. It presents information in an easy-to-find and easy-to-understand format, yet does not oversimplify the subject. The editors also cover topics not commonly found in texts on geriatrics including vitamin B12 deficiency, HIV disease in the elderly, and cutaneous skin infections. The combination of authoritative information and convenient format make Clinical Geriatrics the definitive text for teaching geriatric medicine and the ideal reference for primary health care providers. Dharmarajan (geriatrics, U. Hospital of New York Medical College) and Norman (Nova Southeastern U.) present a medical textbook that aims to provide those training to be primary care givers with a firm grounding in geriatric medicine. The 58 separately authored chapters are organized into sections discussing basic principles, typical syndromes, common neuropsychiatric problems, systems involvement, and special issues.

Table of Contents
List of contributors
Preface
Foreword
Principles of geriatrics
1 Aging and public health 1
2 The physiology of aging 9
3 Comprehensive geriatric assessment 23
4 Hospital care 36
5 Community care 43
6 Long-term care 49
7 Preventive health assessment in the older adult 58
8 Exercise in the elderly 70
9 The pharmacology of aging 81
10 Geriatric nutrition 93
11 Tube feeding in the older adult 105
12 Perioperative medical management 115
13 Surgery in the elderly 127
14 Physical medicine and rehabilitation in older adults 139
15 Pain assessment and management 149
16 Hospice and palliative care 162
17 Ethical and legal issues in nursing home care 173
18 Elder abuse 181
19 The older driver 188
20 Geriatric nursing 193
Geriatric syndromes
21 Falls 202
22 Syncope in older adults 210
23 Wound care 217
24 Sleep disorders 227
25 Urinary incontinence 240
26 Osteoporosis and osteomalacia 259
27 Constipation and fecal incontinence 273
28 Thermoregulation and aging 284
Geriatric neuropsychiatry
29 Dementia 293
30 Delirium 310
31 Depression in older adults 318
32 Cerebrovascular disease 331
33 Parkinson's disease 343
34 Alcoholism and smoking 358
Systems/organ involvement
35 Geriatric dermatology 367
36 Disorders of the ear 381
37 Disorders of the eye 391
38 The cardiovascular system and aging 401
39 The gastrointestinal system 416
40 Renal and electrolyte disorders in older adults 429
41 Endocrine disorders in the elderly 446
42 Pulmonary disorders 461
43 Infections in the elderly 475
44 Hematologic disorders in older adults 487
45 Oncologic disorders in older adults 501
46 Musculoskeletal disorders 516
47 Geriatric oral health 532
48 Geriatric hypertension 544
49 Gynecologic disorders 561
50 Sexuality and aging 570
51 Disorders of the prostate 581
52 Foot disorders in the elderly 595
53 Orthopedic disorders in the elderly 603
Miscellaneous
54 Polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis 618
55 Vitamin B[subscript 12] deficiency 625
56 Cutaneous infections in older adults 635
57 Hormone replacement therapy 644
58 HIV and aging 655
Index 661

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