Essentials of clinical geriatrics
by
Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017.
Title
:
Essentials of clinical geriatrics
Author
:
Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017.
ISBN
:
9780071498227
Edition
:
6. ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Physical Description
:
xxii, 576 s. : ill.
General Note
:
Rev. ed. of: Essentials of clinical geriatrics / Robert L. Kane, Joseph G. Ouslander, Itamar B. Abrass. 5th. ed. c2004.
Contents
:
Clinical implications of the aging process -- The geriatric patient : demography, epidemiology, and health services utilization -- Evaluating the geriatric patient -- Chronic disease management -- Prevention -- Confusion : delirium and dementia -- Diagnosis and management of depression -- Incontinence -- Falls -- Immobility -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Decreased vitality -- Sensory impairment -- Drug therapy -- Health services -- Nursing home care -- Ethical issues in the care of older persons.
Subject Term
:
Geriatrics.
Aging.
Older people -- Health and hygiene.
Aged.
Aging -- physiology.
Aging -- psychology.
Diagnosis, Differential.
Geriatric Assessment.
Added Author
:
Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025455623 | 618.97 E782009 | 1 |