Title: Essentials of clinical geriatrics /
Authors: Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Geriatrics; Aging; Older people Health and hygiene; Geriatrics; Aged; Aging physiology; Aging psychology; Diagnosis, Differential; Geriatric Assessment
Abstract: "This book delivers a broad, superbly-written overview of all the important issues in geriatrics along with concise, practical guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases and disorders most commonly encountered in older patients."--Jacket.
Contents: Clinical implications of the aging process -- The geriatric patient : demography, epidemiology, and health services utilization -- Evaluating the geriatric patient -- Chronic disease management -- Prevention -- Confusion : delirium and dementia -- Diagnosis and management of depression -- Incontinence -- Falls -- Immobility -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Decreased vitality -- Sensory impairment -- Drug therapy -- Health services -- Nursing home care -- Ethical issues in the care of older persons.