基本説明
Provides a general overview and introductuin to geriatric medicine covering everthing the student needs to know in this fully-updated title in the re-branded and re-lauched Lecture Notes series.
Full Description
Elderly Care Medicine Lecture Notes provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, for a sound introduction to the particular characteristics and needs of elderly patients. Presented in a user-friendly format, combining readability with high-quality illustrations, this eighth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect advances in knowledge on how disease presents in elderly people, and changes in management practice, particularly regarding stroke, dementia, delirium, and cancer.
New for this edition, Elderly Care Medicine Lecture Notes also features:
More treatment tables and boxes throughout for rapid access and revision
Expansion of material on polypharmacy and prescribing
Discussion of emotional support, counselling and spirituality
Advice for doctors on breaking bad news and end-of-life care
Consideration of ethical and legal issues
A companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/elderlycaremed features appendices which can be used as guidelines in a clinical setting, key revision points for each chapter, further reading suggestions, and extended content for specialty training in geriatrics.
Not only is this book a great starting point to support initial teaching on the topic, but it is also easy to dip in and out of for reference or revision at the end of a module, rotation or final exams. Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of geriatrics, Elderly Care Medicine Lecture Notes presents 'need to know' information for all those involved in treating elderly people.
Contents
Preface vi
Abbreviations vii
1 The world grows old 1
2 Health and social care for elderly people in the UK 11
3 Special features of medicine in the elderly 30
4 Old age psychiatry 44
5 Falls and immobility 63
6 Bones, joints and muscles 77
7 Stroke made simple 91
8 Other diseases of the nervous system 105
9 Cardiovascular disorders 119
10 Respiratory disease 137
11 Gastrointestinal disease and nutrition 148
12 Disorders of homeostasis and metabolism 169
13 Genitourinary disease 178
14 Blood and bone marrow 191
15 Eyes, ears, mouth and skin 203
16 Legal and ethical aspects of medical care of elderly people 220
17 Palliative care 231
Index 241
