Ebook: Handbook of Geriatrics
- Tags: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Aging, Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine
- Year: 1987
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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As our population continues to age, health professionals are being called on to care for an ever-increasing number of elderly patients. A thorough understanding of what constitutes normal aging versus age-prevalent illness is essential. In addition, the atypical and nonspecific presentation of illness commonly encountered when caring for an older patient must be expected and watched for carefully. In recent years, the health professional has been exposed to an exponentially increasing number of publications attempting to teach geriatric principles. To date, few publications lend themselves to use by the busy practitioner, student, or nurse in search of immediate facts, flow sheets, and clinically applicable data. It was felt that the health professional would benefit greatly from a book based on the concept of a ready-reference "hand book," with chapters filled with tables, flow sheets, and listings similar in scope to those in a well-presented lecture series. Our goal was to create a geriatrics handbook that would have value at the bedside as well as in the classroom. It is to this end that the contributors dedicated their efforts.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Aging: An Overview....Pages 1-16
Aging and the Cardiovascular System....Pages 17-50
Pulmonary Disease in the Elderly....Pages 51-62
Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 63-93
Rheumatologic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 95-120
Genitourinary Problems in the Elderly....Pages 121-137
Endocrine and Metabolic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 139-193
Dermatologic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 195-206
Hematologic Diseases in the Elderly....Pages 207-235
Oncologic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 237-275
Nutrition and the Geriatric Patient....Pages 277-300
Infectious Diseases in the Elderly....Pages 301-322
Selected Neurological Problems in the Elderly....Pages 323-367
Preventive Health Care for the Elderly....Pages 369-382
Patient Education Handouts....Pages 383-391
Back Matter....Pages 393-406
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Aging: An Overview....Pages 1-16
Aging and the Cardiovascular System....Pages 17-50
Pulmonary Disease in the Elderly....Pages 51-62
Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 63-93
Rheumatologic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 95-120
Genitourinary Problems in the Elderly....Pages 121-137
Endocrine and Metabolic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 139-193
Dermatologic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 195-206
Hematologic Diseases in the Elderly....Pages 207-235
Oncologic Problems in the Elderly....Pages 237-275
Nutrition and the Geriatric Patient....Pages 277-300
Infectious Diseases in the Elderly....Pages 301-322
Selected Neurological Problems in the Elderly....Pages 323-367
Preventive Health Care for the Elderly....Pages 369-382
Patient Education Handouts....Pages 383-391
Back Matter....Pages 393-406
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