Geriatric MedicineAn Evidence-Based Approach Fourth Edition

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Geriatric Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach

Fourth Edition
by Christine K. Cassel

Product Details

* Hardcover: 1200 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 4th ed. 2003 edition (January 27, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0387955143
* ISBN-13: 978-0387955148

Contents

Basics of Gerontology

1. Evidence-Based Medicine and Geriatrics
2. Molecular and Biologic Factors in Aging
3. Physiology of Aging
4. The Demography of Aging
5. Epidemiology and Aging

...and chapters 6-8

Changing Context of Care in Geriatric Medicine

9. Context of Care
10. The Long and the Short of Long-Term Care
11. The Geriatrician in the Nursing Home
12. Home Care
13. Acute Hospital Care

Clinical Approaches to the Geriatric Patient

14. Clinical Approach to the Older Patient: An Overview
15. Chronic Disease Management
16. Prevention
17. Instruments to Assess Functional Status
18. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Systems Approaches to Geriatric Care

...and chapters 19-23

Palliative Care

24. Old Age and Care Near the End of Life
25. Doctor-Patient Communication Issues
26. Care Near the Communication Issues
27. Sources of Suffering in the Elderly
28. Acute and Chronic Pain

...and chapters 29-30

Medical Care—Section A: Cancer in the Elderly

31. The Science of Neoplasia and Its Relationship to Aging
32. Screening for Cancer
33. Breast Cancer
34. Colon Cancer and Other Gastrointestinal Malignancies
35. Lung Cancer

...and chapters 36-38

Section B: Organ System Disease and Disorders

39. Cardiovascular Disease
40. Hypertension
41. Peripheral Arterial Disease
42. Rheumatologic Diseases
43. Skeletal Fragility in the Elderly

...and chapters 44-61

Section C: Common Problems in Older Adults

62. Dietary Supplements for Geriatric Patients
63. Urinary Incontinence
64. Syncope in the Elderly
65. Management of Chronic Wounds
66. Falls

...and chapters 67-73

Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders

74. Dementia
75. Neurobiologic Basis of Age-Related Dementing Disorders
76. Delirium
77. Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke
78. Abnormalities of Posture and Movement

...and chapters 79-80

Ethics and Health Policy Issues for Older Adults

81. Mechanisms of Paying for Health Care
82. Justice and the Allocation of Health Care Resources
83. Medical Treatment and the Physician's Legal Duties
84. Determination of Decision-Making Capacity
85. Ethical and Policy Issues in End-of-Life Care
86. Ethical Challenges to Research in Geriatric Medicine

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