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Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings. ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice.

Table of Contents

Contributors vi

Preface vii

Acknowledgements viii

1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine 1
Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley

2 Prescribing in Older People 5
Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth

3 Delirium 11
John Holmes

4 Falls 16
Nicola Cooper

5 Bone Health 23
Katrina Topp

6 Syncope 28
Raja Hussain

7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke 34
Jon Cooper

8 Dementia 39
John Wattis & Stephen Curran

9 Urinary Incontinence 43
Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle

10 Peri-operative Problems 48
Kirsty Forrest

11 Rehabilitation 53
Lauren Ralston & John Young

12 Palliative Care 59
Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite

13 Discharge Planning 64
Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley

14 Intermediate Care 69
Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy

15 Benefits and Social Services 73
John Pearn & Rosemary Young

Index 77

ABC of Geriatric Medicine

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      Publisher BMJ Books
      Published 9 January 2009
      ISBN-13 9781405169424
      978-1405169424
      ISBN-10 1405169427
      Also in:
      Geriatric medicine Geriatric nursing

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings. ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice.

      Table of Contents

      Contributors vi

      Preface vii

      Acknowledgements viii

      1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine 1
      Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley

      2 Prescribing in Older People 5
      Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth

      3 Delirium 11
      John Holmes

      4 Falls 16
      Nicola Cooper

      5 Bone Health 23
      Katrina Topp

      6 Syncope 28
      Raja Hussain

      7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke 34
      Jon Cooper

      8 Dementia 39
      John Wattis & Stephen Curran

      9 Urinary Incontinence 43
      Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle

      10 Peri-operative Problems 48
      Kirsty Forrest

      11 Rehabilitation 53
      Lauren Ralston & John Young

      12 Palliative Care 59
      Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite

      13 Discharge Planning 64
      Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley

      14 Intermediate Care 69
      Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy

      15 Benefits and Social Services 73
      John Pearn & Rosemary Young

      Index 77

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