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Fourth Edition
By
Edmund Duthie, MD, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Geriatrics/Gerontology, Medical College of Wisconsin; Chief of Geriatrics, C.J. Zablocki Veterans
Affairs Medical Center--Milwaukee and Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Paul Katz, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Geriatrics/Aging, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Medical Director, Monroe Community Hospital, Rochester, NY
Michael Malone, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health; Section Head, Department of Geriatrics & Medical Director & Fellowship Director, Aurora Geriatrics Institute; Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Medical Director Aurora Senior
Services, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Description
The geriatric population is expected to double by 2020. The new fourth edition of Practice of Geriatrics will equip you with the knowledge
you need to provide effective care for this growing patient population. With revised and up-to-date content throughout, this essential
reference will keep you abreast of the latest clinical protocols and management challenges in geriatric care.
Contents
1 History and Physical Examination
2 Medication Use
3 Sexuality
4 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
5 Social Support
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Ethical and Legal Issues
7 Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
8 Acute Care
9 Nursing Facility Care
10 Home Care
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Ambulatory Practice
12 Palliative Care
13 Transitional Care
14 Exercise
15 Rehabilitation
16 Incontinence
17 Instability
and Falls
18 Orthostatic Hypotension, Dizziness, and Syncope
19 Osteoporosis
20 Pressure Ulcers
21 Measuring Disability
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Sleep
23 Hearing Loss
24 Ophthalmologic Disorders
25 Dementia
26 Delirium
27 Depression
28 Emotional and Behavioral
Problems
29 Cerebrovascular Disease
30 Movement Disorders
31 Cardiac Disorders
32 Hypertension
33 Oncology
34 Hematologic
Disorders
35 Infections
36 Musculoskelatal Disorders
37 Orthopedic Disorders
38 Skin Disorders
39 Dental and Oral Disorders
40 Pulmonary Disorders
41 Gastroenterologic Disorders
42 Gynecologic Disorders
43 Prostate Gland Disease
44 Renal and
Electrolyte Disorders
45 Endocrine Disorders
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 704 pages, publication date: JUN-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-2261-9
ISBN-10: 1-4160-2261-9
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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