The Geriatric Prescriber
Published on 9. October 1986
Book
Paperback/Softback
298 pages
978-0-632-01484-2 (ISBN)
Description
No one should be denied the relief of suffering or the control of serious disease on the grounds of age, but the treatment of old people is more hazardous and complex than that of younger subjects. This book is a practical guide to the management of aged patients. The first seven chapters deal with the theoretical, general and organizational aspects of the subject. The next 13 cover those conditions which are particularly prevalent in advanced age, and, with the aid of numerous tables to facilitate reference, provide guidance concerning their management based on the author's extensive experience.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
23 illustrations, tables
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
264 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-01484-2 (9780632014842)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Reasons for prescribing; prescribing other than drugs; home or hospital; drug action and interaction in aged patients; special problems of drug taking in the elderly; some practical aspects of long-term medication; practical organization; drugs acting on the central nervous system; analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs and the locomotor system; the cardiovascular system; disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract; bowel and bladder: constipation, diarrhoea and incontinence; nutrition; metabolic and hormone therapy; diabetes mellitus and its management; the respiratory system; infections; ears, nose and throat, eyes, skin, and vagina; the treatment of cancer; terminal care and severe pain.