Description
Book SynopsisDemographic 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 ContentsContributors 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
