Essentials of clinical geriatrics pdf download

Features consistent discussions of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and more that make reference quick and easy. Includes over illustrations-including algorithms, photographs, and tables-that compliment the text to help you find what you need on a given condition. Provides summary boxes at the end of each chapter that highlight important points.

Features the work of an expert author team, now led by Dr. Howard M. Fillit who provides an American perspective to complement the book's traditional wealth of British expertise. Includes an expanded use of algorithms to streamline decision making. Presents more color images in the section on aging skin, offering a real-life perspective of conditions for enhanced diagnostic accuracy.

Includes examples of the latest imaging studies to help you detect and classify changes to the brain during aging. Offers Grade A evidence-based references keyed to the relevant text. Provides access to the complete text, fully searchable, along with all of the illustrations downloadable for your personal presentations, at expertconsult.

Download e-Book. Posted on. Page Count. Geriatric Urology outlines important topics in the care of elderly urology patients. The first section covers the biology of aging, the genitourinary system and disease screening including urologic conditions serving as warning signs of other disorders.

Section two covers geriatric syndromes and urology including frailty, polypharmacy, dementia, wound healing, osteoporosis and endocrinology. Urologic conditions in older adults are explored in detail including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary tract infection, nocturia, and benign prostate diseases.

Other topics covered include obtaining informed consent, development of advance directives, palliative medicine and care of the dying patient.

Geriatric Urology is of great value to urologists, geriatricians, internists, residents and family practitioners. To provide high quality dementia care, professionals need to be both knowledgeable about dementia and skilled in the provision of care. This book is an introductory reference guide that will help students, professionals and practitioners develop their skills and expertise to better respond to the needs of people with dementia. It sets out information and advice on essential topics, research and evidence-based practice within dementia care in a clear, sensible way.

Based on the standard course structure for higher and further dementia education, this wide-ranging textbook covers topics including dementia diagnosis, person-centred care and law, ethics and safeguarding.

The new go-to book for the dementia curriculum, it is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to improve the required core skills and values needed to care for those affected by dementia. The text provides a lifespan developmental approach to neuropsychology. It addresses the many issues in neuropsychological assessment that differ between younger and older adults.

It describes the symptoms, neuropathology, diagnostic considerations, and treatment options of common neurological disorders associated with aging. Additionally, a list of resources for the elderly and their families is also provided.

The book covers topics ranging from basic sciences developmental changes in neuroanatomy and neurophysiology and effects of neuropharmacology to special situations such as brain death, ethical issues and palliative care. A section on Pain covers all possible modalities for relieving pain in this patient population followed by the important issue of palliative care. The book addresses the issue of cognition decline, common in this group. The fact that basic sciences are included along with clinical sciences makes it a unique read for the audience.

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Medicine owes a debt of gratitude to the authors of this work. For nearly three decades, the goal of Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics has remained unchanged: to help clinicians do a better job of caring for their older patients.