The fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine?provides an account of the fundamental changes associated with ageing, which are essential to our understanding and management of the elderly sick population. The title has been extensively revised and updates to reflect the enormous changes in treatment options and medical conditions emerged since publication of the third edition.? ?Written by worldwide experts of international repute, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive single reference source currently available.?
Principles & Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Fourth Edition incorporates:
More than 30 new chapters, including: Content:
Chapter 1 Historical Perspectives (pages 1?9): Michael J. Denham
Chapter 2 A Biological Perspective on Aging (pages 13?18): Thomas B.L. Kirkwood
Chapter 3 Immunity and Aging (pages 19?36): Katsuiku Hirokawa, Masanori Utsuyama and Takashi Makinodan
Chapter 4 Physiology of Aging (pages 37?46): Rafi Kevorkian
Chapter 5 Aging of the Brain (pages 47?51): Charles Mobbs
Chapter 6 Psychological Aspects of Aging (pages 53?57): Peggy A. Szwabo
Chapter 7 Neurochemistry of Aging (pages 59?67): Alan M. Palmer and Paul T. Francis
Chapter 8 Neuropathology of Aging (pages 69?84): Seth Love
Chapter 9 The Demography of Aging (pages 87?99): Kenneth G. Manton
Chapter 10 Social and Community Aspects of Aging (pages 101?114): Rodney M. Coe, John E. Morley and Nina Tumosa
Chapter 11 Sexuality and Aging (pages 115?122): John E. Morley
Chapter 12 Physical Fitness and Exercise (pages 123?140): Maria A. Fiatarone Singh
Chapter 13 Transportation, Driving, and Older Adults (pages 141?149): Desmond O’neill and David Carr
Chapter 14 Smoking in the Elderly (pages 151?156): Norman J. Vetter
Chapter 15 Alcohol Use and Abuse (pages 157?168): Mary C. Dufour
Chapter 16 On the Evolution of All?Cause and Cause?Specific Mortality in the Age Class 75?84 years: a Worldwide Overview (pages 169?180): Hugo E. Kesteloot
Chapter 17 Elder Abuse (pages 181?188): Jed Rowe
Chapter 18 Smart Homes (pages 189?198): Roger D. Orpwood
Chapter 19 Preventive Geriatrics (pages 201?213): Joseph H. Flaherty and Antony J. Bayer
Chapter 20 Polypharmacy, is this Another Disease? (pages 215?221): Oscar A. Cepeda and John E. Morley
Chapter 21 The Problem?Orientated Approach to Geriatric Medicine (pages 223?236): Cameron G. Swift
Chapter 22 Oral Health (pages 239?260): Janet E. Griffiths
Chapter 23 Oral Disease (pages 261?277): Donald Murray Walker
Chapter 24 Epidemiology of Nutrition and Aging (pages 279?290): Wija A. van Staveren and Lisette C.P.G.M. de Groot
Chapter 25 Absorption of Nutrients (pages 291?295): Akeeb Adedokun
Chapter 26 The Anorexia of Aging (pages 297?307): Ian M. Chapman
Chapter 27 Weight Loss in Older Adults (pages 309?319): David R. Thomas and Bruno Vellas
Chapter 28 Dehydration (pages 321?327): Margaret?Mary G. Wilson
Chapter 29 Vitamins and Minerals in the Elderly (pages 329?346): Seema Joshi and John E. Morley
Chapter 30 Obesity in the Elderly (pages 347?353): Richard Y. T. Chen and Gary A. Wittert
Chapter 31 Changes in Gastrointestinal Motor and Sensory Function Associated with Aging (pages 357?369): Christopher K. Rayner and Michael Horowitz
Chapter 32 Gastrointestinal Bleeding (pages 371?379): Syed H. Tariq
Chapter 33 Liver and Gall Bladder (pages 381?393): Margaret?Mary G. Wilson
Chapter 34 Sphincter Function (pages 395?406): Syed H. Tariq
Chapter 35 Constipation (pages 407?415): Charlene M. Prather
Chapter 36 Diseases of the Pancreas (pages 417?423): John S. Morris
Chapter 37 Anemia in Older Persons (pages 427?435): David R. Thomas
Chapter 38 Disorders of Hemostasis (pages 437?444): Kingsley K. Hampton
Chapter 39 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (pages 445?448): Kingsley K. Hampton
Chapter 40 Anticoagulants in the Elderly (pages 449?454): Hamsaraj G. M. Shetty and Philip A. Routledge
Chapter 41 Myelodysplasia (pages 455?464): Martha Wadleigh, David S. Rosenthal and Richard M. Stone
Chapter 42 Management of Leukemia in the Elderly (pages 465?471): Hussain Saba and Lodovico Balducci
Chapter 43 Epidemiology of Heart Disease (pages 475?485): Chris Macknight and Colin Powell
Chapter 44 Cardiac Aging and Systemic Disorders (pages 487?491): David J. Stott and Arun K. Singh
Chapter 45 Arrhythmias in the Elderly (pages 493?513): A. John Camm and Laurence Nunn
Chapter 46 Ischemic Heart Disease in Elderly Persons (pages 515?528): Wilbert S. Aronow
Chapter 47 Valvular Disease in the Elderly (pages 529?539): Jeffrey S. Borer
Chapter 48 Hypertension (pages 541?554): Ramzi R. Hajjar
Chapter 49 Mechanisms of Heart Failure (pages 555?566): Michael P. Frenneaux and Lynne K. Williams
Chapter 50 Heart Failure in the Elderly (pages 567?583): Michael W. Rich
Chapter 51 Management of Acute Cardiac Emergencies and Cardiac Surgery (pages 585?592): Wilbert S. Aronow
Chapter 52 Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly (pages 593?610): Ulrich O. von Oppell and Adam Szafranek
Chapter 53 Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis (pages 611?622): Andrew C. Newby
Chapter 54 Peripheral Vascular Disease in Elderly Persons (pages 623?631): Wilbert S. Aronow
Chapter 55 Venous Thromboembolism (pages 633?638): Gordon D. O. Lowe
Chapter 56 Cardiac Cachexia (pages 639?645): Gerhard?Paul Diller and Stefan D. Anker
Chapter 57 Cardiac Rehabilitation in Older People (pages 647?662): Niccolo Marchionni, Francesco Fattirolli, Lucio A. Rinaldi and Giulio Masotti
Chapter 58 Epidemiology of Respiratory Infection (pages 665?670): Joseph M. Mylotte
Chapter 59 The Effect of Aging on the Respiratory Skeletal Muscles (pages 671?683): Meme Wijesinghe and Lindsey Dow
Chapter 60 Aspiration Pneumonia (pages 685?692): Takashi Ohrui and Hidetada Sasaki
Chapter 61 Respiratory Disease in the Elderly (pages 693?726): Martin J. Connolly
Chapter 62 Pulmonary Rehabilitation (pages 727?731): Peter Spiegler and Jonathan S. Ilowite
Chapter 63 Sleep Disorders in Elderly People (pages 733?740): Paul Montgomery
Chapter 64 Neurological Signs of Aging (pages 743?750): Andrew J. Larner
Chapter 65 Headache in the Elderly (pages 751?763): Stephen D. Silberstein and William B. Young
Chapter 66 Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism in the Elderly (pages 765?776): Jeremy R. Playfer
Chapter 67 Non Parkinsonian Movement Disorders in the Elderly (pages 777?786): Katie Kompoliti and Cynthia L. Comella
Chapter 68 Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (pages 787?794): Dennis S. Oh and Peter McL. Black
Chapter 69 Epidemiology of Stroke (pages 795?804): Mitchell T. Wallin and John F. Kurtzke
Chapter 70 Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis (pages 805?814): Lucy J. Coward and Martin M. Brown
Chapter 71 Acute Stroke (pages 815?825): Peter Crome and Elliot F. Epstein
Chapter 72 Secondary Stroke (pages 827?839): Helen Rodgers
Chapter 73 Communication Disorders and Dysphagia (pages 841?847): Pamela M. Enderby
Chapter 74 Stroke Rehabilitation (pages 849?858): Lalit Kalra
Chapter 75 Clinical Psychology in Physical Rehabilitation (pages 859?868): Julie R. Wilcox and Janice Rees
Chapter 76 Epilepsy (pages 869?877): Pamela M. Crawford
Chapter 77 Syncope and Nonepileptic Attacks (pages 879?887): Richard C. Roberts
Chapter 78 Peripheral Neuropathy (pages 889?898): Bakri H. Elsheikh Mohamed and Miriam L. Freimer
Chapter 79 Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction (pages 899?907): Ian K. Hart
Chapter 80 Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic?Obesity (pages 909?933): Richard N. Baumgartner and Debra L. Waters
Chapter 81 Muscle Disorders (pages 935?947): David Hilton?Jones
Chapter 82 Motor Neurone Disease (pages 849?967): Hardev S. Pall
Chapter 83 Abnormalities of the Autonomic Nervous System (pages 969?980): Kenneth J. Collins
Chapter 84 Control of Chronic Pain (pages 981?990): Robert D. Helme and Benny Katz
Chapter 85 Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis (pages 991?1000): M. S. John Pathy
Chapter 86 Spinovascular Insufficiency (pages 1001?1013): M. S. John Pathy
Chapter 87 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (pages 1015?1025): Jan van Gijn and Gabriel J. E. Rinkel
Chapter 88 Acute and Chronic Subdural Hematoma (pages 1027?1033): Jonathan A. Vafidis
Chapter 89 Communication Disorders in Dementia (pages 1035?1046): Jennie A. Powell
Chapter 90 Delirium (pages 1047?1060): Joseph H. Flaherty
Chapter 91 Memory Clinics (pages 1061?1071): Antony J. Bayer
Chapter 92 Cellular Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease (pages 1073?1081): Jean?Pierre Brion
Chapter 93 Clinical Aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease (pages 1083?1093): Fatemeh Nourhashemi, Alan J. Sinclair and Bruno Vellas
Chapter 94 Mild Cognitive Impairment (pages 1095?1101): Pieter Jelle Visser
Chapter 95 Vascular Dementia (pages 1103?1109): Ingmar Skoog
Chapter 96 Other Dementias (pages 1111?1133): Wee Shiong Lim and William A. Banks
Chapter 97 Treatment of Behavioral Disorders (pages 1135?1148): Ladislav Volicer
Chapter 98 Geriatric Psychiatry (pages 1149?1161): Abhilash K. Desai and George T. Grossberg
Chapter 99 Organization of Services in Geriatric Psychiatry (pages 1163?1171): Susan M. Benbow and David Jolley
Chapter 100 Depression in Late Life: Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment (pages 1173?1183): Natalie Sachs?Ericsson and Dan G. Blazer
Chapter 101 The Older Patient with Down’s Syndrome (pages 1185?1189): John E. Morley
Chapter 102 Drug Misuse and the Older Person: A Contradiction in Terms? (pages 1191?1202): Ilana B. Crome
Chapter 103 Disorders of the Eye (pages 1203?1210): Nina Tumosa
Chapter 104 The Epidemiology of Hearing in Aging Population (pages 1211?1218): Adrian C. Davis and Padma Moorjani
Chapter 105 Auditory System (pages 1219?1233): R. Gareth Williams
Chapter 106 Disorders of the Vestibular System (pages 1235?1247): Linda M. Luxon and Charlotte Agrup
Chapter 107 Smell and Taste (pages 1249?1258): Richard L. Doty
Chapter 108 Age?related Changes in Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Loss (pages 1259?1267): Harvey James Armbrecht
Chapter 109 Paget’s Disease of Bone (pages 1269?1279): Sanjay Sharma and Kenneth W. Lyles
Chapter 110 Epidemiology of Osteoporosis (pages 1281?1284): Horace M. Perry
Chapter 111 Osteoporosis and its Consequences: a Major Threat to the Quality of Life in the Elderly (pages 1285?1297): Rene Rizzoli
Chapter 112 Gait, Balance, and Falls (pages 1299?1309): Peter W. Overstall and Thorsten Nikolaus
Chapter 113 Foot Problems in the Elderly (pages 1311?1328): Arthur E. Helfand and Donald F. Jessett
Chapter 114 Hip Fracture and Orthogeriatrics (pages 1329?1345): Antony Johansen and Martyn Parker
Chapter 115 Diseases of the Joints (pages 1347?1353): Terry L. Moore
Chapter 116 Back Pain (pages 1355?1365): John V. Butler
Chapter 117 Water and Electrolyte Balance in Health and Disease (pages 1367?1387): Allen I. Arieff
Chapter 118 Endocrinology of Aging (pages 1389?1395): John E. Morley and Moon J. Kim
Chapter 119 The Pituitary Gland (pages 1397?1404): James F. Lamb and John E. Morley
Chapter 120 Thyroid Disorders (pages 1405?1414): Rachel F. Oiknine and Arshag D. Mooradian
Chapter 121 Ovarian and Testicular Function (pages 1415?1429): Syed H. Tariq
Chapter 122 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Senior Citizens (pages 1431?1445): Alan J. Sinclair and Graydon S. Meneilly
Chapter 123 Gynecology and the Older Patient (pages 1447?1458): Radha Indusekhar, F. O’Mahony and P.M.S. O’Brien
Chapter 124 The Aging Bladder (pages 1459?1467): James M. Cummings and Kimberly C. Berni
Chapter 125 Prostate Diseases (pages 1469?1483): Timothy D. Moon and Jennifer L. Maskel
Chapter 126 Urinary Incontinence (pages 1485?1493): Margaret?Mary G. Wilson
Chapter 127 Renal Diseases (pages 1495?1506): Carlos G. Musso and Juan F. Macias?Nunez
Chapter 128 Cancer and Aging (pages 1507?1517): Claudia Beghe and Lodovico Balducci
Chapter 129 Oncological Emergencies and Urgencies (pages 1519?1530): Samuel Spence McCachren
Chapter 130 Breast Cancer in the Elderly (pages 1531?1540): Robert E. Mansel and Anurag Srivastava
Chapter 131 Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment (pages 1541?1552): Laurence Z. Rubenstein and Andreas E. Stuck
Chapter 132 Function Assessment Scales (pages 1553?1563): Fredric D. Wolinsky
Chapter 133 Frailty (pages 1565?1570): John E. Morley
Chapter 134 Rehabilitation (pages 1571?1586): Paul M. Finucane and Philip J. Henschke
Chapter 135 Skin Disorders in the Elderly (pages 1587?1604): Daniel S. Loo, Mina Yaar and Barbara A. Gilchrest
Chapter 136 Pressure Ulceration (pages 1605?1630): Joseph E. Grey and Keith G. Harding
Chapter 137 Perioperative and Postoperative Medical Assessment (pages 1631?1645): D. Gwyn Seymour
Chapter 138 Anesthesia in Older People (pages 1647?1657): Suzanne Crowe
Chapter 139 Health Issues in the Aging Female (pages 1659?1664): Carolyn D. Philpot
Chapter 140 Antiaging (pages 1665?1680): Alfred L. Fisher
Chapter 141 Ethical Issues (pages 1681?1688): Maureen Junker?Kenny and Davis Coakley
Chapter 142 Restraints and Immobility (pages 1689?1700): Elizabeth A. Capezuti and Laura M. Wagner
Chapter 143 Centenarians (pages 1701?1708): Thomas T. Perls and Dellara F. Terry
Chapter 144 Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology (pages 1709?1722): J. Richard Harding
Chapter 145 Infectious Diseases (pages 1723?1737): Ann R. Falsey
Chapter 146 Tuberculosis (pages 1739?1748): Shobita Rajagopalan and Thomas T. Yoshikawa
Chapter 147 Infective Endocarditis in the Elderly (pages 1749?1762): Philippe Moreillon, Alain Bizzini and Yok Ai Que
Chapter 148 Infections of the Central Nervous System (pages 1763?1780): Michael Blank and Allan R. Tunkel
Chapter 149 Geriatric Medicine Education in Europe (pages 1781?1787): Antonio Cherubini, Philippe Huber and Jean?Pierre Michel
Chapter 157 Nursing (UK) (pages 1867?1877): Nicky Hayes
Chapter 158 Geriatric Occupational Therapy: Focus on Participation in Meaningful Daily Living (pages 1879?1888): Karen F. Barney
Chapter 159 Systems of Health Care: the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia (pages 1889?1905): Julie K. Gammack, Gideon A. Caplan and Krishnendu Ghosh
Chapter 160 Geriatric Day Hospitals (pages 1907?1913): Neil D. Gillespie and Irene D. Turpie
Chapter 161 Health and Care for Older People in the United Kingdom (pages 1915?1922): Clive Bowman and Catherine Dixon
Chapter 162 Geriatrics in the United States (pages 1923?1933): John E. Morley and Julie K. Gammack
Chapter 163 Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan (pages 1935?1945): Yuko Suda and Ryutaro Takahashi
Chapter 164 Care of the Elderly in Israel: Old Age in a Young Land (pages 1947?1952): A. Mark Clarfield, Jenny Brodsky and Arthur Leibovitz
Chapter 165 Geriatric Medicine in China (pages 1953?1964): Leung?Wing Chu
Chapter 166 Aging in Developing Countries (pages 1965?1976): Luis M. Gutierrez?Robledo
Chapter 167 Geriatrics from the European Union Perspective (pages 1977?1982): Alfonso J. Cruz?Jentoft and Paul V. Knight
Chapter 168 Delivery of Health Care in India (pages 1983?1992): Om Prakash Sharma
Chapter 169 Geriatrics in Latin America (pages 1993?1999): Fernando Morales?Martinez and Martha Pelaez
Chapter 170 Management of the Dying Patient (pages 2001?2016): Ilora G. Finlay and Saskie Dorman
Chapter 150 Education in Geriatric Medicine in the United Kingdom (pages 1789?1797): Robert W. Stout
Chapter 151 The Contribution of Family Doctors to the Primary Care of Older People: Lessons from the British Experience (pages 1799?1808): Steve Iliffe
Chapter 152 Carers and the Role of the Family (pages 1809?1816): Jo Moriarty
Chapter 153 Nursing Home Care (pages 1817?1826): David R. Thomas and John E. Morley
Chapter 154 Clinical Audit of Health Care (pages 1827?1836): Jonathan M. Potter and Michael G. Pearson
Chapter 155 Improving Quality of Care (pages 1837?1853): Julie K. Gammack and Carolyn D. Philpot
Chapter 156 Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set (pages 1855?1865): Brant E. Fries, Catherine Hawes, John N. Morris and Roberto Bernabei
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