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Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine A Case-Based Approach /

As the population ages, the unique needs of elderly patients are becoming increasingly important to practitioners of primary care, geriatric medicine, family medicine, and internal medicine. Physicians need a handy resource that presents the essentials of geriatric medicine and suggests simple ways...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Soriano, Rainier P. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Approach to the Older Adult Patient
  • The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • Geriatric Pharmacology and Drug Prescribing for Older Adults
  • Sites of Care for Older Adults
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Psychosocial Influences on Health in Later Life
  • Medicolegal Aspects of the Care of Older Adults
  • Prevention and Chemoprophylaxis in the Elderly
  • Vision and Hearing Impairments
  • Exercise and Rehabilitation
  • Nutrition
  • The Older Surgical Patient
  • Depression, Dementia, and Delirium
  • Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
  • Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
  • Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders
  • Dizziness and Syncope
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Instability and Falls
  • Hip Fractures
  • Hypertension
  • Cardiovascular and Peripheral Arterial Diseases
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Thyroid Disorders
  • Anemia in the Elderly
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Erectile Dysfunction
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Pressure Ulcers
  • Overview of Palliative Care and Non-Pain Symptom Management
  • Principles of Pain Management.