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Post-acute and long term geriatric care clinical advisor. Volume I /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science,
2016.
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| Colección: | Geriatrics, gerontology and elderly issues.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Opening; Section I. Introduction; Effects of Aging on Organ Systems; Geriatric Syndromes, Multiple Morbidities and Disability; The Demographic Shift and Emerging Health Care Issues; Evidence-Based Medicine and Real-World Practice; References; Section II. Essentials of Geriatric Care; Chapter 1; Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF); Standards of Care in Skilled LTCFs; Staffing Levels and Quality of CARE; The 'Guide to Choosing a LTCF'; References; Chapter 2; Home Based Health Care; References; Chapter 3; Acute Geriatric Care; References; Chapter 4; Geriatric Clinical Examination
- Obtaining the Patient HistoryFormal Tests of Physical and Mental Functioning; Physical Examination; The Problem Oriented Plan for Evaluation and Treatment; Advance Care Planning; The Computerized Medical Record; Providing Information to Patients and Family; References; Chapter 5; Communication Skills; References; Chapter 6; Capacity to Make Decisions about Personal Health Preferences; Medical Decision-Making Capacity; Lack of Capacity; Deprivation of Liberty; References; Chapter 7; Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Imaging; Choice of Laboratory Tests; Safe Phlebotomy
- Case Management of AnemiaPolycythemia; Increased White Blood Cell Count (WBC); Low WBC Count; ESR and CRP
- Acute Phase Reactants; Basic Tests of Renal Disease and Function; 'Liver Function' Tests; Serum Electrolytes; Troponins and Creatine Kinase (CK) as Biomarkers of Cardiac Injury; LDL or Non-HDL Cholesterol; Prothrombin Time (PT); Tumor Markers; Diagnostic Imaging; References; Chapter 8; ECG
- Standards; References; Chapter 9; Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; References; Chapter 10; Nutrition; Assessment of a Person's Nutritional State; Physiological and Pathological Anorexia
- MalnutritionObesity; Healthy Eating Patterns; Dietary Supplements; Nutrition in Longterm Geriatric Care; Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency; Folic Acid Deficiency; References; Chapter 11; Assisted Feeding; Naso-Gastric Tube Feeding; Gastrostomy; Laparoscopic Gastrostomy; Feeding Jejunostomy; Enteral Formulas; The Refeeding Syndrome; References; Chapter 12; Principles of Pharmacology; Geriatric Prescribing Guidelines; Managing Polypharmacy; Adverse Drug Reactions; Medication Error; Venous Lines; References; Chapter 13; Antibiotic Treatment; Antibiotics in Geriatric Longterm Care (A, B, C)