Description
The leading reference in the field of geriatric care, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition, provides a contemporary, global perspective on topics of importance to today's gerontologists, internal medicine physicians, and family doctors. An increased focus on frailty, along with coverage of key issues in gerontology, disease-specific geriatrics, and complex syndromes specific to the elderly, makes this 8th Edition the reference you'll turn to in order to meet the unique challenges posed by this growing patient population.- Consistent discussions of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and more make reference quick and easy.- More than 250 figures, including algorithms, photographs, and tables, complement the text and help you find what you need on a given condition.- Clinical relevance of the latest scientific findings helps you easily apply the material to everyday practice.- A new chapter on frailty, plus an emphasis on frailty throughout the book, addresses the complex medical and social issues that affect care, and the specific knowledge and skills essential for meeting your patients' complex needs.- New content brings you up to date with information on gerontechnology, emergency and pre-hospital care, HIV and aging, intensive treatment of older adults, telemedicine, the built environment, and transcultural geriatrics.- New editor Professor John Young brings a fresh perspective and unique expertise to this edition.
Table of Contents
PART I GerontologySECTION A Introduction to Gerontology1 Introduction: Aging, Frailty, and Geriatric Medicine2 The Epidemiology of Aging3 The Future of Old Age4 Successful Aging: The CentenariansSECTION B Biological Gerontology5 Evolution Theory and the Mechanisms of Aging6 Methodological Challenges of Research in Older People7 Geroscience8 Genetic Mechanisms on Aging9 Cellular Mechanisms of Aging10 The Premature Aging Syndrome: Hutchison-Gilford Progeria Syndrome – Insights Into Normal Aging11 The Neurobiology of Aging: Free Radical Stress and Metabolic Pathways12 Allostasis and Allostatic Overload in the Context of Aging13 Neuroendocrinology of AgingSECTION C Medical Gerontology14 Frailty: The Broad View15 Aging and Deficit Accumulation: Clinical Implications16 Effects of Aging on the Cardiovascular System17 Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System18 Neurologic Signs in Older Adults19 Connective Tissues and Aging20 Bone and Joint Aging21 Aging and the Gastrointestinal System22 Aging of the Urinary Tract23 Endocrinology of Aging24 Aging and the Blood25 Aging and the Skin26 The Pharmacology of Aging27 Anti-Aging InterventionsSECTION D Psychological and Social Gerontology28 Normal Cognitive Aging29 Social Gerontology30 Social Vulnerability in Old Age31 The Aging Personality and Self: Diversity and Health Issues32 Productive AgingPART II Geriatric MedicineSECTION A Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient33 Presentation of Disease in Old Age34 Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment35 Laboratory Diagnosis and Geriatrics: More Than Just Reference Intervals for Older Adults36 Social Assessment of Older Patients37 Surgery and Anesthesia in the Frail Older Patient38 Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment ProgramsSECTION B Cardiovascular System39 Chronic Cardiac Failure40 Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease41 Practical Issues in the Care of Frail Older Cardiac Patients42 Hypertension43 Valvular Heart Disease44 Cardiac Arrhythmias45 Syncope46 Vascular Surgery47 Venous Thromboembolism in Older AdultsSECTION C The Respiratory System48 Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease49 Nonobstructive Lung Disease And Thoracic TumoursSECTION D The Nervous System50 Classification of the Dementias51 Neuropsychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia52 Alzheimer's Disease53 Vascular Cognitive Disorders54 Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration55 Delirium56 Mental Illness in Older Adults57 Intellectual Disability in Older Adults58 Epilepsy59 Headache And Facial Pain60 Stroke: Epidemiology and Pathology61 Stroke: Clinical Presentation, Management and Organization of Services62 Long-Term Stroke Care63 Disorders of The Autonomic Nervous System64 Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders65 Neuromuscular Disorders66 Intracranial Tumors67 Disorders of The Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots68 Central Nervous System InfectionsSECTION E Musculoskeletal System69 Arthritis in Older Adults70 Metabolic Bone Disease71 Orthopedic Geriatrics72 SarcopeniaSECTION F Gastroenterology73 The Pancreas74 The Liver75 Biliary Tract Diseases76 The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract77 The Small Bowel78 The Large Bowel79 Nutrition and Aging80 ObesitySECTION G Genitourinary Tract81 Diseases of the Aging Kidney82 Disorders of Water and Electrolyte Metabolism83 The Prostate84 Aging Males and TestosteroneSECTION H Women's Health85 Gynecological Disorders in Older Women86 Breast CancerSECTION I Endocrinoloy87 Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders88 Disorders of the Thyroid89 Disorders of the Parathyroid Glands90 Diabetes MellitusSECTION J Hematology and Oncology91 Blood Disorders in Older Adults92 Geriatric Oncology93 Clinical Immunology: Immune Senescence and the Acquired Immunodeficiency of AgingSECTION K Skin and Special Senses94 Skin Diseases and Old Age95 Aging and Disorders of the Eye96 Disorders of HearingPART IIISECTION A Prevention a
