Geriatric medicine

This incisive reference systematically reviews the diagnosis and treatment of common surgical and medical emergencies in elderly patients-thoroughly examining surgical interventions, drug therapies and drug prescribing protocols, life-threatening drug reactions, ethical issues, and methods of profiling patients for nursing care.

This newly expanded and updated fifth edition will be the largest and most comprehensive of the five editions and new topics and chapter authors have been added.

This textbook focuses on the criminality and victimization of the elderly population.

The second edition of Long Life Strategy builds upon the practical tips and knowledge in the first edition by providing readers with an outline to living a longer, healthier, more enjoyable life and late life.

What are the boundary zones between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD)?

Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency is a worldwide, public health problem in both developed and developing countries.

An authoritative book on one of the most fundamental and contentious issues for health care professionals Fully updated to include provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (April 2007); the latest policy on advance directives and the impact of the Human Rights Act on such decisions Provides guidance on the appointment of welfare attorneys to make health care decisions once capacity is lost Discusses recent cases, including Burke, baby MB, and Wyatt Written by medical ethics professionals in consultation with the appropriate medical and legal experts and in agreement with the General Medical Council's guidelines

This book details how "e;Alzheimer Disease"e; went from being an obscure neurologic diagnosis to a household word.

This book arises from a conference held in November 1996 designed to examine how competence can be improved in the different stages ofthe lifespan.

Die Prävalenz des Diabetes beträgt bei Über-80-Jährigen mehr als 30 %.

Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging.

This book and video collection provide a practical guide to the clinical neurological examination, an essential tool in the diagnosis of neurological conditions encountered in the outpatient clinic and hospital ward.

In the last two years, a wealth of new information has accumulated regarding both clinical and research aspects of health care for the elderly.

This up-to-date digest of current medical problems will aid the reader in interpretation of investigations, which are increasingly requested.

This book is intended as a comprehensive resource for clinicians and researchers seeking in-depth information on geriatric oncology.

What is ageing?

Venous thrombo-embolism, venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are common complications in postoperative patients.

This book discusses theoretical issues, standards, and professional considerations arising when legal and health practitioners undertake legal capacity assessments in the context of wills, enduring powers of attorney and advance health directives.

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The leading reference and text on the increasingly relevant and important topic of caring for underserved patients and those with highly unique health requirements A Doody s Core Title for 2019!

This timely volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive summary about what is known about aging and work and addresses the challenges and opportunities confronting older workers and organizations.

This edited work presents the most current evidence on osteosarcopenia from bench to bedside, which is expected to facilitate the understanding of this syndrome and to develop preventive and therapeutic strategies.

Demographic and epidemiological changes mean that frail older people have come to be seen as an expensive problem for health care systems.

Women and Positive Aging: An International Perspective presents the noted research in the fields of psychology, gerontology, and gender studies, reflecting the increasingly popular and pervasive positive aging issues of women in today's society from different cohorts, backgrounds, and life situations.

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, edited by Drs.

Vertigo and dizziness rate among the most frequently occurring presenting complaints in neurology and in general medical practice.

Delirium is one of the most important geriatric syndromes, and its potentially unfavourable prognosis is increasingly being recognized.

The over-65 population in the United States is rapidly growing.

This is the third edition of the foremost medical reference on hereditary hearing loss.

This book covers all aspects of the specialized field of gerontorheumatology, providing a complete overview of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and related conditions in the elderly.

Many current public health actions and policies aimed at older people revolve around the often prevailing view that failing health is a consequence of ageing.

This book is focused on geriatric patients in critically ill conditions in the Emergency Room.

Though mental health recommendations for the elderly is rapidly evolving, the few current textbooks on this subject are either too voluminous or complex for regular review by clinicians, and most do not contain the latest information available in the field.

This book explores positive aging through the lens of precarity, aiming to ground positive aging theories in current social contexts.

Oxidative Stress in Aging: From Model Systems to Human Diseases discusses the role of free radicals in aging in different animal models, as well as the relevance of free radicals on age-related diseases and pathological conditions in humans (following an introduction section of the basics and theory of free radicals).

This book discusses theoretical issues, standards, and professional considerations arising when legal and health practitioners undertake legal capacity assessments in the context of wills, enduring powers of attorney and advance health directives.

Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of older adults living with cancer and their families.

Physical activity is a key element in maintaining the independence and quality of life of older people.

Parkinson's Disease: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pathology explores the molecular pathways at the basis of the cellular defects connected to Parkinson's disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disease, and the most common movement disorder.

This innovative and comprehensive reference book provides the most up-to-date information pertaining to the translational research field of oxidative stress and aging.

As improvements in living conditions and advances in modern medicine lead to increased life expectancy and the number of older adults world-wide continues to grow, so the number of older individuals with cardiac and cerebrovascular disease is rising.

A book for nurses, doctors and all who provide end of life care, this essential volume guides readers through the ethical complexities of such care, including current policy initiatives, and encourages debate and discussion on their controversial aspects.

Dementie is een dagelijkse, vaak bittere realiteit voor de ruim tweehonderdduizend Nederlanders die eraan lijden.

It has been ten years since the National Hormone and Pituitary Program (then called the National Pituitary Agency) sponsored a symposium on human growth hormone (hGH).