Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics
3rd Edition
Published on 30. December 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-07-033473-1 (ISBN)
Description
The third edition of this text provides primary care physicians and residents in geriatric medicine with a clinical guide to treating elderly patients. Extensively revised and updated, it covers all aspects of the diagnosis and management of common problems presenting in elderly patients. The book also covers many of the non-clinical problems which often cause complications in the patient, such as social and environmental problems, dementia, incontinence and instability and falling. There is also a thoroughly updated section on geriatric pharmacology.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
40 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-033473-1 (9780070334731)
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Robert L. Kane | etc. | Joseph G. Ouslander
Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics
Book
03/1999
4th Edition
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
€37.13
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Content
Part One: The Aging Patient and Geriatric Assessment.Clinical Implications of the Aging.The Elderly Patient: Demography and Epidemiology.Evaluating the Elderly Patient.Part Two: Differential Diagnosis and Management.Confusion.Diagnosis and Management of Depression.Incontinence.Instability and Falls.Immobility.Cardiovascular Disorders.Decreased Vitality.Sensory Impairment.Disorders of Temperature Regulation.Part Three: General Management Strategies.Iatrogenesis.Drug Therapy.Developing Clinical Expectations.Long-Term-Care Resources.Nursing Home Care.Appendix: Suggested Geriatric Medical Forms.