| Description |
xi, 171 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Lecture notes |
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Lecture notes on.
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| Contents |
1. The World Grows Old -- 2. Health and Social Services Care for Elderly People in the UK -- 3. Special Features of Medicine in the Elderly -- 4. Old Age Psychiatry -- 5. Falls and Immobility -- 6. Bones, Muscles and Joints -- 7. Stroke Made Simple -- 8. Other Diseases of the Nervous system -- 9. Cardiovascular Disorders -- 10. Respiratory Disease -- 11. Gastrointestinal Disease and Nutrition -- 12. Disorders of Homeostasis and Metabolism -- 13. Genitourinary Disease -- 14. Blood and Bone Marrow -- 15. Eyes, Ears and Skin -- 16. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medical Care of Elderly People -- 17. Palliative Care -- App. 1. Standards for Long-term Care -- App. 2. The Barthel Scale -- App. 3. The Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) -- App. 4. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) -- App. 5. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) -- App. 6. Fitness to Fly -- App. 7. Respiratory Function in the Elderly |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Lecture notes on geriatrics / Nicholas Coni, Stephen Webster. 5th ed. 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Subject |
Geriatrics -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Geriatrics.
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| Genre/Form |
Outlines and syllabi.
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| Author |
Coni, Nicholas.
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Coni, Nicholas.
Lecture notes on geriatrics
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| LC no. |
2002153105 |
| ISBN |
1405101628 |
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