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Landefeld, C.S.: CURRENT GERIATRIC. Diagnosis & treatment - Octubre 2004 -
558 Pag.
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Introducción
The most up-to-date source of clinically focused information on the medical care
of the increasing elderly population. This text features relevant diagnostic and
treatment content needed by every provider of healthcare to older adults. The
text covers the major diseases and disorders of the elderly with particular
attention to the care of the elderly.
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Contenidos
Approach to the Geriatric Patient 1/How Geriatric Patients are Special 2/Continuum
of Care 3/Prevention and Health Promotion Across the Continuum of Care 4/Geriatric
Assessment
Environments of Care 5/Office Practice 6/Home Care 7/Hospital Care 8/Long Term
Care 9/Surgical and Perioperative Care
Common Disorders in the Elderly 10/Delirium 11/Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
(due 5/31) 12/Falls and Mobility Disorders 13/Parkinsons and Other Movement
Disorders 14/Depression and Other Mental Health Issues 15/Sleep Disorders
16/Visual and Hearing Impairment 17/Dizziness and Syncope 18/Cerebrovascular
Disease 19/Cardiac Disease 20/Hypertension (in the Older Adult) 21/Peripheral
Vascular and Thromboembolytic Disease 22/Respiratory Disease 23/Abdominal
Complaints and Gastrointestinal Disorders 24/Incontinence 25/Renal, Fluid and
Electrolyte Disorders 26/Arthritis and Vasculitis 27/Osteoporosis and Hip
Fractures 28/Pressure Ulcers 29/Common Skin Disorders 30/Cancers in the
Geriatric Population 31/Anemia in the Elderly 32/Endocrine Disorders 33/Diabetes
in the Elderly 34/Common Infectious Diseases
Special Situations 35/Special Issues in Women¿s Health 36/Special Issues in
Men¿s Health 37/Principles of Rehabilitation 38/Weight Loss and Other
Nutritional Issues 39/Use of Tobacco, Alcohol and Non-prescribed Medications 40/Elder
Mistreatment, Violence, and Self-Neglect 41/Principles of Drug Therapy: Changes
with Aging, Polypharmacy, and Drug Interaction 42/Exercise, Balance and Mobility
43/Common Pain Syndromes and Management of Pain 44/Palliative Care and Pain
Management 45/Anti-Aging and Complimentary Therapies 46/Common Legal & Ethical
Issues Appendix: Geriatric Instruments
Index
Biografía autor/es