Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine [Holroyd-Leduc; Reddy - Wiley - Blackwell]
- ISBN/EAN
- 9781444337181
- Editore
- Wiley - Blackwell
- Formato
- Brossura
- Anno
- 2012
- Pagine
- 202
Disponibile
58,20 €
The latest addition to the Evidence-Based Book series, Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine provides non-geriatrician clinicians an overview of key topics central to the care of the older patient. This guide focuses on the management of common problems in the elderly taking into account their life situations as well as treatment of specific conditions. Leading geriatricians with expertise in evidence-based medicine utilize the best available evidence and present this information in a concise, easy-to-use, question-based format. Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine is a unique guide to the optimum management of older patients.
Maggiori Informazioni
| Autore | Holroyd-Leduc Jayna; Reddy Madhuri |
|---|---|
| Editore | Wiley - Blackwell |
| Anno | 2012 |
| Tipologia | Libro |
| Lingua | Inglese |
| Indice | 1 Function and frailty: the cornerstones of geriatric assessment, 1 Paige K. Moorhouse & Kenneth Rockwood 2 Computer-based clinical decision support systems in the care of older patients, 13 Marina Martin & Mary K. Goldstein 3 Simplifying the pillbox: drugs and aging, 25 Sudeep S. Gill & Dallas P. Seitz 4 Breathing easier: respiratory disease in the older adult, 43 Salahaddin Mahmudi-Azer 5 Breathing easier: an approach to heart failure in a patient with an aging heart, 58 Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Madhuri Reddy, & Anita Asgar 6 Clarifying confusion: prevention and managing delirium, 65 Ranjani Aiyar & Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc 7 Preserving the memories: managing dementia, 73 Dallas P. Seitz, Philip E. Lee, Sudeep S. Gill, & Paula A. Rochon 8 Enjoying the golden years: diagnosing and treating depression, 94 Jane Pearce & Stuart Carney 9 A balancing act: preventing and treating falls, 105 Emily Kwan & Sharon Straus 10 Keeping dry: managing urinary incontinence, 124 Cara Tannenbaum 11 Keeping things moving: preventing and managing constipation, 140 Dov Gandell & Shabbir M.H. Alibhai 12 Preventing and treating pressure ulcers, 155 Madhuri Reddy, Sudeep S. Gill, Sunila R. Kalkar, Wei Wu, & Paula A. Rochon 13 Elder Abuse, 166 Erik J. Lindbloom, Landon D. Hough, & Karli R.E. Urban 14 A good death: appropriate end-of-life care, 175 Cari Levy & Jean S. Kutner Index, 187 |
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