Handbook of Geriatrics / Edition 1

by Steven R. Gambert

Overview

As our population continues to age, health professionals are being called on to care for an ever-increasing number of elderly patients. A thorough understanding of what constitutes normal aging versus age-prevalent illness is essential. In addition, the atypical and nonspecific presentation of illness commonly encountered when caring for an older patient must be expected and watched for carefully. In recent years, the health professional has been exposed to an exponentially increasing number of publications attempting to teach geriatric principles. To date, few publications lend themselves to use by the busy practitioner, student, or nurse in search of immediate facts, flow sheets, and clinically applicable data. It was felt that the health professional would benefit greatly from a book based on the concept of a ready-reference "hand­ book," with chapters filled with tables, flow sheets, and listings similar in scope to those in a well-presented lecture series. Our goal was to create a geriatrics handbook that would have value at the bedside as well as in the classroom. It is to this end that the contributors dedicated their efforts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306423369
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	03/31/1987
Edition description:	1987
Pages:	406
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.35(d)

Table of Contents

1 Aging: An Overview.- 2 Aging and the Cardiovascular System.- 3 Pulmonary Disease in the Elderly.- 4 Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- 5 Rheumatologic Problems in the Elderly.- 6 Genitourinary Problems in the Elderly.- 7 Endocrine and Metabolic Problems in the Elderly.- 8 Dermatologic Problems in the Elderly.- 9 Hematologic Diseases in the Elderly.- 10 Oncologic Problems in the Elderly.- 11 Nutrition and the Geriatric Patient.- 12 Infectious Diseases in the Elderly.- 13 Selected Neurological Problems in the Elderly.- 14 Preventive Health Care for the Elderly.- 15 Patient Education Handouts.