Primary Care Geriatrics
A Case-Based Approach
4th Edition
Published on 26. October 2001
Book
Hardback
635 pages
978-0-323-01450-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Primary Care Geriatrics: A Case-Based Approach" provides the principles and key clinical information necessary to ensure the optimal management of elderly patients. Case studies are integrated throughout the text to illustrate points and insure that the emphasis is always on the clinical scenario. The book outlines the principles of geriatric primary care, provides detailed, case-based approaches to major geriatric syndromes, and also covers common conditions and situations. Long acknowledged as the most practical, user-friendly text available, this new edition reflects the latest advances in the field.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
<b>Primary: </b>Primary: Family Physicians, General Internists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistant
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustd
Weight
1445 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-323-01450-2 (9780323014502)
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Content
UNIT ONE: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE 1. Primary Care - Richard J. Ham, M.D., Philip D. Sloane, M.D., MPH, Gregg Warshaw, M.D. 2. Demographics - Jim Mitchell Ph.D. 3. Normal Aging - Philip D. Sloane, M.D., MPH 4. Illness and Aging - Richard J. Ham, M.D. 5. Assessment - Richard J. Ham, M.D. 6. The Health Care System - L. Gregory Pawlson, M.D, MPH 7. Minorities - Jerry C. Johnson, M.D. 8. Health Maintenance and Promotion - Neil K. Hall, M.D. 9. Nutrition - Larry Johnson, M.D. 10. Pharmacotherapeutics - Timothy J. Ives, Pharm D 11. Rehabilitation - Laura Mosqueda M.D. and Kenneth Brummel- Smith 12. Ethics - Mary Kane Goldstein, M.D. 13. Hospital Care - Gregg Warshaw, M.D. 14. Institutional Care - Philip D. Sloane, M.D., MPH 15. Home Care - Linda Abbey with Peter Boling, M.D. 16. Palliative Care - Joel Potash, M.D. UNIT TWO: THE MAJOR SYNDROMES 17. Confusion, Dementia, and Delirium - Richard J. Ham, M.D. 18. Depression and Failure to Thrive - Gene Lammers, M.D. 19. Dysmobility and Immobility - John B. Murphy, M.D. 20. Dizziness - Philip D. Sloane, M.D., MPH 21. Falls and Falling - Scott Mader, M.D. 22. Incontinence - Charles Cefalu, M.D. UNIT THREE: CLINICAL PROBLEMS 23. Chronic Pain - Jane Potter, M.D. 24. Elder Abuse - James O'Brien, M.D. 25. Alcoholism - James W. Campbell, M.D. 26. Driving - John Christopher Hough, M.D. 27. Vision - Robert Kalina 28. Hearing - George Gates, M.D. 29. Sexuality - Larry Johnson, M.D. 30. Sleep - Jeffrey A. Susman, M.D. 31. The Mouth and The Teeth - Douglas B. Berkey, DDD, MPH, MS 32. The Feet - Mark Kosinski, DPM 33. The Skin - Maria Fedor, M.D. with Marlene Mash, M.D. 34. Pressure Ulcers - Bruce Ferrell, M.D. 35. Cancer - Lodovico Balducci, M.D. 36. Arthritis - John H. Klippel, M.D. 37. Diabetes - richard L. Reed, M.D. 38. The Thyroid - Steven Margolis, M.D. 39. Osteoporosis - Bonny Neyhart, M.D. 40. The Prostate - James Mold, M.D. 41. Constipation - Gregg Warshaw, M.D. 42. Hypertension - Darlyne Menscer, M.D. 43. Congestive Heart Failure and Dysrhythmias - Robert J. Luchi, M.D. 44. Myocardial Infarction and Angina - Patrick P. Coll, M.D. 45. Peripheral Vascular Disease - Douglas C. Woolley, M.D. 46. Stroke - Laura Mosqueda, M.D. 47. Parkinsons - James Q. Miller, M.D. 48. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection - Alice K. Pomidor, M.D. 49. Urinary Tract Infections - David Espino, M.D. 50. The Acute Abdomen - Patrick P. Coll 51. Polymyalgia Rheumatica - Douglas C. Woolley, M.D. 52. Hypo (and Hyper) Thermia - Leonard W. Morgan, M.D.