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" Geriatric medicine : "
editor, Christine K. Cassel [and others].
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627707
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Geriatric medicine : : an evidence-based approach /\ editor, Christine K. Cassel [and others].
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4th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer,, ©2003.
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xxv, 1318 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 29 cm
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0387955143
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: 9780387955148
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Part I: Basics of gerontology -- Evidence-based medicine and geriatrics -- Molecular & biologic factors in aging -- Physiology of aging -- The demography in aging -- Epidemiology & aging -- Psychosocial influences on health in later life -- Principles of pharmacology -- Clinical strategies of prescribing for older adults -- Part II: -- Changing contexts of care in geriatric medicine -- Contexts of care -- The long and the short of long-term care -- The geriatrician in the nursing home -- Home care -- Acute hospital care -- Part III: -- Clinical approaches to the geriatric patient -- Clinical approach to the older patient: a overview -- Chronic disease management -- Prevention -- Instruments to assess functional status -- Comprehensive geriatric assessment & systems approaches to geriatric care -- Neurophysiological testing -- Preoperative assessment & perioperative care -- Anesthesia for the geriatric patient -- Surgical aproaches to the geriatric patient -- Rehabilitation -- Part IV: -- Palliative care -- Old age and care near the end of life -- Sources of suffering in the elderly -- Acute & chronic pain -- Palliative care in early, moderate, and advanced dementia -- The value of achieving a peaceful death -- Part V: -- Medical care -- Subsection A: -- Cancer in the elderly -- Cancer in the elderly: an overview -- The science of neoplasia and its relationship to aging -- Screening for cancer -- Breast cancer -- Colon cancer & other gastrointestinal malignancies -- Lung cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Gynecologic cancers -- Hematologic malignancies.
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Subsection B: -- Organ system diseases & disorders -- Cardiovascular disease -- Hypertension -- Peripheral arterial disease -- Rheumatologic diseases -- Skeletal fragility in the elderly -- Orthopedic problems with aging -- Medical aspects of hip fracture management -- Treatment of diabetes -- Thyroid disorders -- Changes in male sexuality -- Sexual function in the older woman -- Gynecologic & urologic problems of older women -- Benign prostatic hyperplasia -- Nephrology/fluid & electrolyte disorders -- Immunology of aging -- Infectious Diseases -- Hematologic problems -- Gastroenterologic disorders -- Pulmonary disease -- Dermatologic diseases & problems -- Changes & diseases of the aging eye -- Otologic changes & disorders -- Aging & the oral cavity -- Subsection C: -- Common problems in older adults -- Nutritional supplements -- Urinary incontinence -- Syncope -- Pressure ulcers, wound healing, etc Falls -- Chronic dizziness & vertigo -- Nutrition -- Exercise -- Sleep & Sleep disorders -- Herpes zoster -- Elder mistreatment -- Frailty -- Part VI: -- Neurologic and psychiatric disorders -- Dementia -- Neurobiologic basis of age-related dementing disorders -- Delirium -- Cerebrovascular disease and stroke -- Abnormalities of posture and movement -- Depression, anxiety and other mood disorders -- Late-life psychosis -- Part VII -- Ethics and Health policy issues for older adults -- Mechansims of paying for health care -- Justice and the allocation of health care resources -- Medical treatment and the physician's legal duties -- Determination of decision-making capacity -- Ethical and policy issues in end-of-life care -- Ethical challenges to research in geriatric medicine.
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Geriatrics.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Geriatrics.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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| Dewey Classification
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618.97
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| LC Classification
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RC952.G393 2003
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2003 D-925
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WT 100G36635 2003
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Cassel, Christine K.
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