Description
GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND ELDERLY CARE
Lecture Notes
Ninth Edition
An essential resource for meeting the needs of an ageing patient population
As the global population ages, geriatric medicine is steadily becoming one of the most important areas of medical research and care. Healthcare systems in developed countries are adapting to this shift in the population, and doctors are finding that a larger and larger proportion of their patients are older. Current medical training often does not include adequate coverage of geriatric medicine, and students may well find they require more extensive resources for meeting older patients’ needs.
Lecture Notes: Geriatric Medicine and Elderly Care meets this need with a set of comprehensive but straightforward introductions to the foundational concepts of geriatric medicine. Combining a user-friendly format with extensive high-quality figures and illustrations, it is a must-have resource for medical students looking to deepen their knowledge of a widening area of essential care. Now thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest research and medical knowledge of ageing and elder care, this is an essential contribution to the popular Lecture Notes series.
Readers of the ninth edition of Lecture Notes: Geriatric Medicine and Elderly Care will also find:
- New chapters on the ‘science of ageing’ including immunosenescence and rejuvenation research, and geriatric oncology
- Full coverage of the British Geriatrics Society and European undergraduate curriculums
- A companion website with appendices, key revision points for each chapter and further readings
Lecture Notes: Geriatric Medicine and Elderly Care is ideal for medical students and Foundation Year doctors in most specialties who are treating frail older people. It also provides a starting point for revision for higher specialty examinations in geriatric medicine.
Anki Revision Cards
A set of ‘Anki App’ digital revision cards is available to go with this textbook. The cards contain the material from the self-test questions in the book. Anki App is a cross-platform mobile and desktop flashcard app that can support your studies (see www.ankiapp.com). It uses an algorithm to present cards you know less well more frequently. You can keep the cards on your mobile device and study them in your downtime. Visit www.lecturenoteseries/paediatrics to download the card set to your device.
Table of Contents
Preface vi
Note About the Cover vii
Note About Doses viii
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations x
About the companion website xvi
1 Global ageing 1
2 Health and social care in the UK 20
3 The science of ageing 40
4 Core geriatric medicine 49
5 Drugs and prescribing 61
6 Surgery 68
7 Neurology 75
8 Old-age psychiatry 89
9 Stroke 111
10 Musculoskeletal 126
11 Falls and immobility 144
12 Cardiovascular medicine 161
13 Respiratory medicine 178
14 Gastroenterology 191
15 Genitourinary medicine 211
16 Homeostasis and endocrinology 229
17 Haematology 237
18 Oncogeriatrics 251
19 Dermatology 258
20 Eyes and ENT 267
21 Legal and ethical aspects 280
22 Palliative care 290
Index 298
