Cooper / Forrest / Mulley ABC of Geriatric Medicine

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-70237-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 88 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: ABC Series

Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they arespending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. Thisnew ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasingchallenges of treating older patients in a variety ofsettings.
ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview ofgeriatric medicine in practice. Chapters are written by experts,and are based on the specialty geriatric medicine curriculum in theUK.
ABC of Geriatric Medicine is a highly illustrated,informative, and practical source of knowledge, with links tofurther information and resources. It is an essential guide wheremanagement of the ageing population is a major health issue - forhospital and family doctors, students, nurses and other members ofthe multi-disciplinary team.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cooper, Nicola

Forrest, Kirsty

Mulley, Graham

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors vi
Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine 1
Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley
2 Prescribing in Older People 5
Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth
3 Delirium 11
John Holmes
4 Falls 16
Nicola Cooper
5 Bone Health 23
Katrina Topp
6 Syncope 28
Raja Hussain
7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke 34
Jon Cooper
8 Dementia 39
John Wattis & Stephen Curran
9 Urinary Incontinence 43
Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle
10 Peri-operative Problems 48
Kirsty Forrest
11 Rehabilitation 53
Lauren Ralston & John Young
12 Palliative Care 59
Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite
13 Discharge Planning 64
Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley
14 Intermediate Care 69
Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy
15 Benefi ts and Social Services 73
John Pearn & Rosemary Young
Index 7

Über Autor(innen)

Nicola Cooper
Consultant in Acute Medicine and Geriatrics, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Kirsty Forrest
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Education, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Graham Mulley
Professor of Elderly Medicine and President of the British Geriatrics Society, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK