Full Description
Employing a unique case-based approach, Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics continues to be your comprehensive source of clinical solutions for this challenging population. This gerontology medical reference book features an interdisciplinary perspective that empowers you with team-oriented knowledge on the best diagnosis, treatment, and management strategies available to address the complex needs of older adults. "Overall this is a useful, well written, practical elderly medicine book, ideal for use in primary care. It is reasonable priced and an excellent addition to the bookshelf, virtual or real". Reviewed by: Dr Harry Brown, July 2014Effectively treat your geriatric patients, and provide helpful guidance to their families, through engaging geriatric case studies that illustrate the principles and key clinical information you need.Form a definitive diagnosis and create the best treatment plans possible using the evidence-based medicine guidelines throughout.Find the information you need quickly and efficiently with a 2-color layout and consistent format, and test your knowledge with USMLE-style questions in every chapter.Offer your geriatric patients the most up-to-date treatment options available with six new chapters addressing Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults, Interprofessional Team Care, Billing and Coding, Frailty, Pressure Ulcers, and Anemia. Access the complete geriatric text online anytime, anywhere at Expert Consult, along with an online Cognitive Status Assessment with four tests and patient teaching guides, a dermatology quiz, and informative videos on Gait and Balance and Dizziness.
Contents
UNIT ONE1. Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults 2. Interprofessional Team Care 3. Assessment 4. Wellness and Prevention5. Advanced Cultural Competency in Caring for Geriatric Patients6. Appropriate Prescribing 7. Ethics8. Financing and Organization of Health Care9. Billing and Coding10. Hospital Care 11. Long-Term Care 12. Home Care 13. Rehabilitation14. Palliative CareUNIT TWO: GERIATRIC SYNDROMES AND COMMON SPECIAL PROBLEMS15. Emergency Care16. Delirium17. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias 18. Depression19. Balance, Gait and Mobility20. Falls 21. Dizziness22. Syncope23. Urinary Incontinence24. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence25. Hearing Impairment26. Visual Impairment and Eye Problems27. Persistent Pain28. Malnutrition and Feeding Problems29. Frailty30. Pressure Ulcers31. Sleep Disorders 32. Sexual Health33. Mistreatment and Neglect34. Alcoholism35. Driving36. Hypertension37. Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation38. Congestive Heart Failure39. Peripheral Vascular Disease40. Transient Ischemic Attacks and Stroke 41. Diabetes Mellitus42. Thyroid Disorders43. Osteoporosis44. Arthritis and Related Disorders45. Foot Problems 46. Cancer 47. Anemia48. Pulmonary Disease 49. Infectious Diseases50. The Acute Abdomen51. Benign Prostate Disease 52. Parkinson's Disease 53. Oral Disorders 54. Skin Problems
