Full Description
Geriatric medicine is challenging - people present with multiple problems at the same time, and case studies provide a good way to discuss this complexity. This book describes 30 cases of older people with frailty presenting to acute medical services. They cover a wide range of common presentations and management issues and explore the interplay of acute illness, multimorbidity, and physical and cognitive impairments. The book focuses on medicine optimisation, shared decision-making and advance care planning using key test results and imaging studies. Management options are discussed where disease-specific guidelines may not provide the solution when treating older adults.
Key Features:
Provides real-world complex examples with consequent nuanced decision-making.
Uses case studies to address interactions of acute illnesses, polypharmacy and physical and cognitive impairments for clinicians and trainees in geriatric and general internal medicine and general practitioners.
Discusses patient-centred management - balance of risks and benefits of different options, including shared decision-making and advance care planning.
Contents
Case 1, Case 2, Case 3, Case 4, Case 5, Case 6, Case 7, Case 8, Case 9, Case 10, Case 11, Case 12, Case 13, Case 14, Case 15, Case 16, Case 17, Case 18, Case 19, Case 20, Case 21, Case 22, Case 23, Case 24, Case 25, Case 26, Case 27, Case 28, Case 29, Case 30
