Reduced production of DHEA associated with the diseases that accompany aging has led to its use as a nutritional supplement for antiaging, metabolic support, and other purposes.
Candidates can prepare with confidence for the Geriatric Medicine Specialty Certificate Examination with this revision guide designed specifically for the exam.
It is with great pride that the Psychologists in Long Term Care (PLTC) have sponsored The Professional Educational Long-Term Care Training Manual, and now its second iteration, Geropsychology and Long Term Care: A Practitioner's Guide.
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.
Alterstraumatologische Verletzungen und orthopädische Eingriffe bei betagten Patienten nehmen in Deutschland durch den demografischen Wandel dramatisch zu.
The Old Age Psychiatry Handbook provides a comprehensive but concise overview of psychiatric, medical and practical issues that may arise within the speciality.
This book guides readers through the correct use and consequent diagnostic and therapeutic relevance of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and different phenotypes of arterial hypertension.
Emerging and currently available technologies offer great promise for helping older adults, even those without serious disabilities, to live healthy, comfortable, and productive lives.
This fully updated and revised new edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons and researchers with an interest in prostate cancer.
Published in 2004: This new edition of Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology still offers an exhaustive review of the biology of cancer and aging, of the epidemiologic trends in the country and in the world, and of the clinical trials that concern cancer prevention and cancer treatment in the elderly.
Dieses Manual bietet erstmals ein umfassendes psychotherapeutisches Behandlungsprogramm für Personen mit einer beginnenden Alzheimer-Demenz und ihre Angehörigen auf Basis der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie.
Deconditioning is an integrated physiological response of the body to a reduction in metabolic rate, that is, to a reduction in energy use or in exercise level.
This book, now in an extensively updated and expanded third edition, offers important insights into polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA), providing an overview of their pathophysiology, genetics, immunology, and endocrinological mechanisms but above all presenting the state of the art in diagnosis and treatment.
Written by leading international experts, this book helps students and practitioners to better understand and cater for the needs of our ageing population.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
Improve Service Delivery with New Evidence-Based GuidelinesGeared to improve service delivery in the care of older adults, this new and more authoritative approach to practice and management is supported by the latest evidence-based guidelines from the leading experts in the field.
This book provides a comprehensive and systematic state-of-the science review of major primary care delivery models, how they address specific needs of older adults, and available evidence for their efficacy.
An invaluable primer on the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of aging patients with spine conditionsThe growing population of people aged 65 and older has significant implications for health care systems and spine care providers.
Martina Bogensberger rekonstruiert die Erfahrungsräume der Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen in der mobilen Pflege mit Personen mit Demenz anhand der dokumentarischen Methode nach Ralf Bohnsack.
"e;Immunosenescence"e; is an imprecise term used to describe deleterious age-associated changes to immune parameters observed in all mammals studied so far.
So verschieden die individuellen Ernährungsvorlieben und Gebräuche sind, so unterschiedlich sind die Bedürfnisse älterer, betreuungsbedürftiger Menschen.
This new edition of the Oxford Handbook in Geriatric Medicine has been expanded and updated to reflect the substantial changes in clinical practice since the previous edition, including the Francis report and the impact on care for the older patient, the National Dementia Strategy and screening, and the evolution of the role of Geriatricians in other specialities.
This book explores the practical application of recent improvements in technology for people living with dementia and highlights the positive outcomes on care, quality of life, and services on patients through exploration of 15 research projects to redefine the future of dementia care.
