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By William Sodeman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Ohio, Department of Medicine, Toledo, OH Thomas Sodeman, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
Description The resource American Family Physician called "a valuable and convenient source of educational guides" is back in an updated New Edition.
All the most common diseases, conditions, and problems encountered in outpatient geriatric care are covered by 185 information sheets.
Each sheet features an overview of the problem, important points of treatment, directions on when to contact a physician, and space
for customized instructions. Plus, a bonus CD-ROM offers the instruction sheets in a handy electronic format!
Audience
Family Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants
Contents
1 Confusion
Depression (Caregiver?s Guide)
Dementia (Caregiver?s Guide)
Delirium (Caregiver?s Guide)
Disruptive
Behavior (Caregiver?s Guide)
Memory Aids
Driving
2 Cerebrovascular Disease
Stroke
Stroke
(Caregiver?s Guide)
Ischemic Stroke (Caregiver?s Guide)
Transient Ishemic Attack (TIA)
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and
Intracranial Bleeding
Rehabilitation After Stroke
Aspirin Treatment for Prevention of Stroke
Swallowing Difficulty
After Stroke (Dysphagia)
PEG (Percutaneous Gastrotomy) Tubes
Feeding Tubes (Nasojejunal Tubes)
3 Tremors
Parkinsonian
Tremor
Benign Essential Tremor and Senile Tremor
Tardive Dyskinesia
4 Sleep Disturbances
Insomnia
Insomnia
(Caregiver?s Guide)
Somnolence
Disorders in the Sleep-Wake Cycle
Jet Lag
Sleep Walking
5
Falls and Instability
Falls and Instability
After a Fall (Caregiver?s Guide)
Shoes and Falls
Canes
and Walkers
6 Special Senses: Vision, Hearing, Taste and Smell