Geriatrics and the problem solving approach
Confusion
Immobility
Falls
Urinary incontinence
Constipation, fecal impaction and fecal incontinence
Cardiac failure
Hypertension and hypotension
Pyrexia, heat stroke and hypothermia
Disturbance of consciousness
Stroke
Disorders of speech and language
Movement problems: gait and involuntary movement
Visual loss
Deafness
Weight loss, malnutrition, swallowing problems, anorexia, nausea and vomiting
Abdominal pain and diarrhoea
Pruritus and common skin conditions
Abnormalities of the complete blood count
Abnormalities of water, sodium and potassium
Abnormalities of pH
Abnormalities of serum calcium
Abnormal liver function test
Abnormal blood glucose
Abnormal thyroid function tests
Chest infection
Urinary tract infection
Geriatric psychiatry
Bioethics
Long-term care
Drug prescribing and iatrogenic disease in the elderly
Rehabilitation of the elderly
The elderly surgical patient
Medical education and geriatrics: an overview of critical problems in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education
Geriatrics internationally.
