Geriatric Medicine

Problems and Practice
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1989
ISBN: 978-1-4471-1648-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 383 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 695 g

Medical care of the elderly today challenges the practitioner to break away from narrow diagnostic labelling and view the whole picture of disease in old age. In an excellent problem-oriented approach, Geriatric Medicine offers a complete overview for practitioners. The main portion of the text deals with the common diseases of old age; important aspects such as physiology, demography, and health care delivery are discussed in separate chapters. Social and legal aspects in the major English-speaking countries receive adequate attention. All of the contributors have at some time been connected with the University Department of Geriatric Medicine in Cardiff and attest to a positive and dynamic approach in geriatric medicine, an approach that has international validity and relevance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finucane, Paul

Pathy, M.S. John

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I. Ageing: An Overview.- 1 The Physiology of Ageing.- 2 Demography and Epidemiology of Old Age.- Section II. Clinical Problems in the Elderly.- 3 Headache and Facial Pain.- 4 Chest Pain.- 5 Abdominal Pain.- 6 Musculoskeletal Pain.- 7 Dyspnoea.- 8 Hypertension.- 9 Lower Limb Oedema.- 10 Weight Loss.- 11 Constipation and Diarrhoea.- 12 Incontinence.- 13 Visual Impairment.- 14 Hearing Problems.- 15 Impaired Mobility.- 16 Foot Problems.- 17 Falls and Syncope.- 18 Confusion.- 19 Depression.- 20 Anaemia.- 21 Vomiting and Haematemesis.- 22 Accidental Hypothermia.- 23 Pruritus.- Section III. Aspects of Medical Care in the Elderly.- 24 Drug Therapy.- 25 Rehabilitation.- 26 Terminal Care.- Section IV. Delivery of Health Care to the Elderly.- 27 Geriatric Medicine and the Law.- 28 Supporting Old People in the Community.- 29 Care of the Elderly in Other English-Speaking Countries.