Geriatrics category: 483 books
Handbook of Pain Relief in Older Adults
An Evidence-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2010
The second edition of the Handbook of Pain Relief in Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach expands on the first edition by providing a number of timely new features. Most important of these are the revised recommendations from the American Geriatrics Society on prescribing that reflect the many...
Fractures in the Elderly
A Guide to Practical Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Newly revised and updated, this book provides geriatricians and orthopedic surgeons with the most vital tools to treat elderly patients who sustain a variety of fractures. The text uniquely encompass the etiologies of fracture in the elderly, perioperative management, the surgical treatment of...
Life Extension
Lessons from Drosophila
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
This book looks at aging through research on Drosophila, the fruit fly that is one of the most widely used model organisms in bio gerontology. Work in model organisms can expand the theoretical knowledge of aging: it yields valuable insight into the molecular and cellular processes that underlie...
by Ilana Crome, Li-Tzy Wu, Rahul (Tony) Rao
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Substance use and addiction is an increasing problem amongst older people. The identification of this problem is often more difficult in older patients and is frequently missed, particularly in the primary care context and in emergency departments, but also in a range of medical and psychiatric specialties.
Substance...
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2007
Focusing on the broad but practical notions of how to care for the patient, The Encyclopedia of Elder Care, a state-of-the-art resource features nearly 300 articles, written by experts in the field. Multidisciplinary by nature, all aspects of clinical care of the elderly are addressed. Coverage includes...
by Mary Ann E. Zagaria, PharmD
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2017
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Mary Ann Zagaria, PharmD, is devoted to Polypharmacy. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Support for Medication Therapy Management (Enhanced Medication Therapy Management): Testing Strategies...
Contemporary Geriatric Medicine
Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This volume marks the first of a new series, Contemporary Geriatric Medicine, joining the ever growing "Contemporary" family. As with the other "Contem porary" volumes, our goal is to assist the reader in maintaining currency in a rapidly changing field. Perhaps no field has...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
This book discusses all important aspects of emergency medicine in older people, identifying the particular care needs of this population, which all too often remain unmet. The up-to-date and in-depth coverage will assist emergency physicians in identifying patients at risk for adverse outcomes, in...
Geriatric Rheumatology
A Comprehensive Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The first book dedicated explicitly to the care of elderly patients with rheumatic diseases, this comprehensive resource is a practical guide for navigating the medical concerns of these complex patients. While patients over 65 years of age comprise roughly 15% of the population, they consume about...
by Susan E. Merel, MD
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, edited by Drs. Jeffrey Wallace and Susan Merel, is devoted to Gerontology. Articles in this issue include: Preventative care in geriatrics; Geriatric syndromes and assessment in the outpatient setting; Assessment and management of fall risk; Drug interactions...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive, scholarly, and practical account of delirium that will be of value for all doctors and nurses involved in the care of the elderly. It not only offers a state of the art update on delirium, covering its history, epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Diet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline offers researchers and clinicians a single authoritative source which outlines the complex interrelationships between cognitive decline, dementia and the way diet can be modified to improve outcomes. In a cross-disciplinary field like dementia research...
You and Your Aging Parent
A Family Guide to Emotional, Social, Health, and Financial Problems
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2008
First published in 1976, You and Your Aging Parent is a classic--the first book to shed light on the challenging relationship between adult children and their aging parents, illuminating the emotional, health, and financial difficulties that elderly parents and their children face during the senior...
100 Plus
How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Humanity is on the cusp of an exciting longevity revolution. The first person to live to 150 years has probably already been born.
What will your life look like when you live to be over 100? Will you be healthy? Will your marriage need a sunset clause? How long will you have to work?...