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The most RENOWNED AND TRUSTED INTRODUCTORY GUIDE to core topics in geriatric medicine and health care A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! ""This continues to be the leading U.S. introductory textbook in geriatric medicine. It is user friendly, well written and edited, and easy on the eyes.Not a single major concept is omitted. With some 400-plus pleasant pages, this can easily be read on a rotation in geriatric medicine. If I had a magic wand, I would wave it, and copies of this brilliant book would appear under the pillow of every hospitalist in the land. See if it doesn't resonate with you as well.""--Doody's Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics delivers a broad, well-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. Features: A strong focus on the field's must-know concepts, from the nature of clinical aging to differential diagnosis of important geriatric syndromes to drug therapy and health services Time-saving tables that summarize conditions, values, mechanisms, therapeutics, and more Thorough coverage of preventive services and disease screening An appendix of internet resources on geriatrics NEW! Evidence-Based Summary section added to selected chapters NEW! The addition of a Nurse Practitioner to the author team for the widest perspective possible

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Author:   Robert Kane ,  Joseph Ouslander ,  Itamar Abrass ,  Barbara Resnick
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.686kg
ISBN:  

9780071498227

ISBN 10:   0071498222
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   16 December 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Preface PART I: THE AGING PATIENT AND GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT 1. Clinical Implications of the Aging Process 2. The Geriatric Patient: Demography, Epidemiology, and Health Services Utilization 3. Evaluating the Geriatric Patient 4. Chronic Disease Management PART II: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT 5. Prevention 6. Confusion: Delirium and Dementia 7. Diagnosis and Management of Depression 8. Incontinence 9. Falls 10. Immobility PART III: GENERAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 11. Cardiovascular Disorders 12. Decreased Vitality 13. Sensory Impairment 14. Drug Therapy 15. Health Services 16. Nursing Home Care 17. Ethical Issues in the Care of Older Persons APPENDIX: Selected Internet Resources on Geriatrics Index

Reviews

So well written the amount of information it contains is deceptive. Unlike many texts, the book is easy to read and provides an excellent overview of geriatrics. -- Journal of Family Practice,

Praise for past editions:""This handy-carry-and-use paperback is invaluable as a ready source of comprehensive up-to-date geriatric clinical information...Richly supplemented by an enormous number of helpful tables, figures, and references.""--American Family Physician American Family Physician 20081118 ""So well written the amount of information it contains is deceptive. Unlike many texts, the book is easy to read and provides an excellent overview of geriatrics.""--Journal of Family Practice Journal of Family Practice 20081118

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