Essentials of clinical geriatrics

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Title:

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.

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Summary

This concise, practical guide contains critical information on geriatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment. It emphasises the clinical evaluation of the geriatric patient and features content on end-of-life decisions, pre-operative evaluation, cancer management issues and preventative aspects of geriatric care.