| Description |
xx, 532 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Clinical Implications of the Aging Process -- 2. The Geriatric Patient: Demography, Epidemiology, and Health Services Utilization -- 3. Evaluating the Geriatric Patient -- 4. Developing Clinical Expectations -- 5. Prevention -- 6. Confusion: Delirium and Dementia -- 7. Diagnosis and Management of Depression -- 8. Incontinence -- 9. Instability and Falls -- 10. Immobility -- 11. Cardiovascular Disorders -- 12. Decreased Vitality -- 13. Sensory Impairment -- 14. Drug Therapy -- 15. Health Services -- 16. Nursing Home Care -- 17. Ethical Issues in the Care of Older Persons -- App. A. Suggested Geriatric Medical Forms -- App. B. Selected Internet Resources on Geriatrics |
| Summary |
Designed to be a concise, practical guide, packed with critical information on geriatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. It emphasizes the clinical evaluation of the geriatric patient and features expanded content on end-of-life decisions, pre-operative evaluation, cancer management issues, and preventive aspects of geriatric care |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1999 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Aging. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n42031677
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| Subject |
Aging -- Psychology.
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Diagnosis, Differential -- Aged
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Aging -- Physiology.
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Geriatric Assessment
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Aging.
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Geriatrics.
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Older people -- Health and hygiene.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Aged.
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Aged.
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Geriatrics.
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Aging -- physiology.
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Aging -- psychology.
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Geriatric Assessment.
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| Author |
Ouslander, Joseph G.
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Abrass, Itamar B.
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| LC no. |
2003051214 |
| ISBN |
0071409203 paperback |
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