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The gift of caring : saving our parents from the perils of modern healthcare /
"In the next few years, 66 million Americans will be caring for an aging parent. The desire to help our elders navigate health issues is clear and universal--how to assure proper care and a good ending is not. This book brings the reader into the all-too-familiar scenarios facing our aging pare...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Taylor Trade Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; PART I. THE AIRPLANE DIARIES; Chapter 1. Colliding Worlds; Chapter 2. First Decline; What I Wish I'd Known. Early Warning Signs of Dementia; Chapter 3. Panic Attack; Chapter 4. Countdown to Advocacy; What I Wish I'd Known. What Is Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer's Disease ... and How Do You Tell the Difference?; Chapter 5. A New Way of Seeing; Chapter 6. Passages; What I Wish I'd Known. How to Find a Good Memory Facility; Chapter 7. Montavilla Beginnings; What I Wish I'd Known. Moving Day-How to Ease the Transition; Chapter 8. Dallas II.
- Chapter 9. Visiting HoursChapter 10. The Phone Call; What I Wish I'd Known. Falls-A Leading Cause of Death in Older Adults and What You Can Do to Prevent Them; Chapter 11. Surgery for an Alzheimer's Patient; Chapter 12. It's a Matter of Life or Death; What I Wish I'd Known. A Deadly Fate with Few Symptoms-Dehydration-How to Recognize It and How to Prevent It; Chapter 13. Forsaken; Chapter 14. No Man Is an Island; Chapter 15. Do No Harm; What I Wish I'd Known. The Problem of Pain in Dementia and Why Millions of Seniors Are Suffering; Chapter 16. Return of the Man; PART II. A GOOD ENDING.
- Chapter 17. A Radical PrescriptionWhat I Wish I'd Known. The Best "Anti-aging" Pill of Them All; Chapter 18. No Senior Left Inside; What I Wish I'd Known. The ABC'S of Exercise; Chapter 19. I'm Not Cedaring; I'm Scissoring; What I Wish I'd Known. How to Ensure Parents' Wishes for Care Are Met-Before a Crisis Hits; Chapter 20. Who's Shelby?; What I Wish I'd Known. What Is a TIA? And What Do I Do If I Think My Parent Is Having One?; Chapter 21. Stories from the Fall; Chapter 22. The Very Best Christmas Ever; Chapter 23. Three Things.
- What I Wish I'd Known. The Art to Aging ... Healthfully ... for Your Body and Your MindChapter 24. I See Little Green Men; What I Wish I'd Known. Come to Your Senses! The Value of Aids; Chapter 25. Delirious; Chapter 26. Paging Doctor HIP!; What I Wish I'd Known. What Delirium Is and Why It's Essential You Know How to Spot It; Chapter 27. "Sometimes It's Better If They Never Wake Up"; What I Wish I'd Known. The Most Important Medical Word That Can Save Your Parent's Life-"Baseline"; Chapter 28. Where Old People Are Sent to Die; Chapter 29. The Lazarus Syndrome.
- Chapter 30. A Hope and a FutureChapter 31. So What's a Geriatrician and Why Should I Care?; What I Wish I'd Known. The Tsunami Is Coming ... and Why You Should Be Worried; Chapter 32. Pharmacopeia; What I Wish I'd Known. Too Many Pills-The Fourth-Leading Cause of Death in Seniors; Chapter 33. The Search Begins; Chapter 34. Honey and Dummy; Chapter 35. Mountains and Valleys; What I Wish I'd Known. The Care and Maintenance of Caregivers; Chapter 36. Who's Taking the Trazodone?; What I Wish I'd Known. How to Get a Good Night's Rest-Naturally; Chapter 37. The Art of Caregiving.