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ABC of geriatric medicine [electronic resource] / edited by Nicola Cooper, Kirsty Forrest, Graham Mulley.

Contributor(s): Series: ABC seriesPublication details: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.Description: viii, 80 p. : ill. (some col.)ISBN:
  • 9781444312447 (e-book)
  • 9781405169424 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 618.97 22
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405169424
Contents:
Contributors vi Preface vii Acknowledgements viii 1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine 1 Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley 2 Prescribing in Older People 5 Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth 3 Delirium 11 John Holmes 4 Falls 16 Nicola Cooper 5 Bone Health 23 Katrina Topp 6 Syncope 28 Raja Hussain 7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke 34 Jon Cooper 8 Dementia 39 John Wattis & Stephen Curran 9 Urinary Incontinence 43 Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle 10 Peri-operative Problems 48 Kirsty Forrest 11 Rehabilitation 53 Lauren Ralston & John Young 12 Palliative Care 59 Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite 13 Discharge Planning 64 Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley 14 Intermediate Care 69 Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy 15 Benefi ts and Social Services 73 John Pearn & Rosemary Young Index 77
Summary: Demographic trends confirm what physicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older patients. This resource provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings. Each chapter gives an overview of a key topic in geriatric medicine. Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings. ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice. Chapters are written by experts, and are based on the specialty geriatric medicine curriculum in the UK. ABC of Geriatric Medicine is a highly illustrated, informative, and practical source of knowledge, with links to further information and resources. It is an essential guide where management of the ageing population is a major health issue - for hospital and family doctors, students, nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
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Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors vi Preface vii Acknowledgements viii 1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine 1 Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley 2 Prescribing in Older People 5 Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth 3 Delirium 11 John Holmes 4 Falls 16 Nicola Cooper 5 Bone Health 23 Katrina Topp 6 Syncope 28 Raja Hussain 7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke 34 Jon Cooper 8 Dementia 39 John Wattis & Stephen Curran 9 Urinary Incontinence 43 Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle 10 Peri-operative Problems 48 Kirsty Forrest 11 Rehabilitation 53 Lauren Ralston & John Young 12 Palliative Care 59 Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite 13 Discharge Planning 64 Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley 14 Intermediate Care 69 Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy 15 Benefi ts and Social Services 73 John Pearn & Rosemary Young Index 77

Demographic trends confirm what physicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older patients. This resource provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings. Each chapter gives an overview of a key topic in geriatric medicine. Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings. ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice. Chapters are written by experts, and are based on the specialty geriatric medicine curriculum in the UK. ABC of Geriatric Medicine is a highly illustrated, informative, and practical source of knowledge, with links to further information and resources. It is an essential guide where management of the ageing population is a major health issue - for hospital and family doctors, students, nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405169424

Electronic reproduction. Browns Books For Students. Mode of access: World Wide Web.