Geriatric Secrets

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Edition: 3rd
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Pub. Date: 2004-02-24
Publisher(s): Hanley & Belfus
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Summary

This best-seller in geriatrics is even better in an updated and completely revised new edition. Geriatric Secrets provides a substantial knowledge base in geriatric medicine and provides a wealth of insights into the art and practice of geriatrics, featuring all the most important "need to know" questions and answers in the proven format of the Secrets SeriesĀ®. Thought-provoking questions that provide succinct answers Presentation of a vast amount of information, but not overly simplistic The most important "need-to-know" questions-and-answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets SeriesĀ® Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" Bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations for quick review Thorough, highly detailed index

Table of Contents

I. OVERVIEW
The Art and Practice of Geriatrics
1(6)
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Edna P. Schwab
Donna Brady Raziano
Mary Ann Forciea
The Biology of Aging
7(7)
Robert J. Pignolo
Mary Ann Forciea
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
14(5)
Mary Ann Forciea
Collaborative Practice
19(3)
Jean Yudin
Mary Ann Forciea
Medicare: A Brief Guide for Providers and Patients
22(7)
Jennifer Tija
Donna Brady Raziano
Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
29(7)
Angela C. Cafiero
II. SYMPTOMS
Aging and Neurocognitive Functioning
36(5)
Robin C. Gur
Paul J. Moberg
Matthew W. Kurtz
Raquel E. Gur
Confusion and Amnesia
41(6)
Joel E. Streim
Dementia
47(8)
Valerie T. Cotter
Jason H.T. Karlawish
Christopher M. Clark
Depression
55(6)
David S. Miller
Insomnia
61(6)
Nataka Gooneratne
Falls and Gait Disorders
67(7)
Roberta A. Newton
William F. Edwards
Dizziness and Vertigo
74(6)
Lesley Carson
Dana L. Suskind-Liu
Glenn W. Knox
Osteoporosis
80(7)
Robert J. Pignolo
Edna P. Schwab
Michael Pazianas
Pain Management
87(8)
Jennifer M. Kapo
Janet Abrahm
Nutrition
95(9)
Marie Bernard
Constipation
104(7)
William F. Edwards
Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
111(4)
Elizabeth Capezuti
III. OFFICE CARE OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT
Periodic Health Exam
115(5)
Susan Day
Advance Directives
120(4)
Joel E. Streim
Religion and Spirituality
124(5)
Kathleen L. Egan
Jennifer M. Kapo
Vision Loss in the Geriatric Population
129(6)
Jeff Wick
Janet DeBerry Steinberg
Oral Health
135(5)
Ann Slaughter
Hearing Loss in the Geriatric Population
140(6)
Michael C. Jung
Douglas C. Bigelow
Podogeriatric Assessment
146(4)
Arthur E. Hefland
Daniel F. Motter
Parkinson's Disease
150(11)
Howard Hurtig
Oral Anticoagulation in the Elderly
161(8)
Angela C. Cafiero
Dina H. Salman
Cardiovascular Disease: Primary and Secondary Prevention
169(5)
Marjorie Marenberg
Heart Failure
174(6)
Ross R. Zimmer
Brian M. Drachman
Peripheral Vascular Disease
180(10)
William Kavesh
Rheumatologic Conditions in the Elderly
190(5)
Edna P. Schwab
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Pain in the Elderly
195(8)
Edna P. Schwab
Diabetes Mellitus
203(6)
Tatyana Kemarskaya
Mary Ann Forciea
Urinary Incontinence
209(6)
Mary Ann Forciea
Grace Cordts
Prostate Disease
215(5)
George W. Drach
Prostate Cancer
220(2)
George W. Drach
Sexual Functioning
222(4)
Fran E. Kaiser
Alcohol
226(5)
David Oslin
The Older Driver
231(6)
Sheila Pasupathy
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
237(4)
Elizabeth R. Mackenzie
IV. HOSPITAL CARE OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT
Perioperative Management in the Elderly
241(7)
Joan Weinryb
Jerry Johnson
Stroke
248(10)
Steven E. Arnold
Joan Weinryb
Hip Fractures
258(5)
John Bruza
Dehydration
263(4)
John D. Cacciamani
Edna P. Schwab
Infection Control in Long-term Care Facilities
267(8)
Mary L. Fornek
Kelly Henning
Pressure Ulcers
275(7)
Robert Goldman
Discharge Planning
282(2)
Jane Reitmeyer
Charles Spencer
V. ALTERNATIVE SITES OF CARE
Nursing Homes
284(9)
Joan Weinryb
Home Care
293(6)
Hollis Day
Bruce Kinosian
Jean Yudin
Hospice Care
299(3)
Jennifer M. Kapo
David Casarett
Alternative Long-term Care
302(7)
Thomas Lawrence
Index 309

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