Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine

A Practical Clinical Guide
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3718-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: Evidence-Based Medicine

The latest addition to the Evidence-Based Book series, Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine provides non-geriatrician clinicians an overview of key topics central to the care of the older patient. This guide focuses on the management of common problems in the elderly taking into account their life situations as well as treatment of specific conditions. Leading geriatricians with expertise in evidence-based medicine utilize the best available evidence and present this information in a concise, easy-to-use, question-based format. Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine is a unique guide to the optimum management of older patients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna

Reddy, Madhuri

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Evidenzbasierte Medizin (EbM)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors

Foreword C. Seth Landefeld

1 Function and Frailty: The Cornerstones of Geriatric Assessment
Kenneth Rockwood and Paige K. Moorhouse

2 Computer-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems in the Care of Older Patients
Marina Martin and Mary K. Goldstein

3 Simplifying the Pill Box: Drugs and Aging
Sudeep S. Gill and Dallas P. Seitz

4.1 Breathing Easier: Respiratory Disease in the Older Adult
Salahaddin Mahmudi-Azer

4.2 Breathing Easier: An Approach to Heart Failure in a Patient with an Aging Heart
Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Madhuri Reddy and Anita Asgar

5 Clarifying Confusion: Prevention and Managing Delirium
Ranjani Aiyar and Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc

6 Preserving the Memories: Managing Dementia
Dallas P. Seitz, Philip E. Lee, Sudeep S. Gill and Paula A. Rochon

7 Enjoying the Golden Years: Diagnosing and Treating Depression
Stuart Carney and Jane Pearce

8 A Balancing Act: Preventing and Treating Falls&
Emily Kwan and Sharon Straus

9 Keeping Dry: Managing Urinary Incontinence
Cara Tannenbaum

10 Keeping Things Moving: Preventing and Managing Constipation
Shabbir Alibhai and Dov Gandell

11 Preventing and Treating Pressure Ulcers
Madhuri Reddy, Sudeep S. Gill, Sunila R. Kalkar, Wei Wu, and Paula A. Rochon

12 Elder Abuse
Erik J. Lindbloom, Landon D. Hough, and Karli R. Echterling Urban

13 A Good Death: Appropriate End of Life Care
Cari Levy and Jean Kutner

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