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Brocklehurst's textbook of geriatric medicine and gerontology / [edited by] Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, Kenneth Woodhouse.
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Title:Brocklehurst's textbook of geriatric medicine and gerontology / [edited by] Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, Kenneth Woodhouse.
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Variant Title:Textbook of geriatric medicine and gerontology
Geriatric medicine and gerontology
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Other Contributors/Collections:Fillit, Howard.
Rockwood, Kenneth.
Woodhouse, K. W.
Brocklehurst, J. C. (John Charles), 1924-2013.
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Published/Created:Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2010.
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WT100 .B8641 2010
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Geriatrics.
Gerontology.
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Medical Subjects: Geriatrics.
Aging.
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Edition:7th ed.
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Description:xxviii, 1,119 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
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Series:Expert consult title.
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Summary:Popular with generations of practitioners, this book has been the definitive reference of choice in the field of geriatric care. The new 7th Edition, by Howard M. Fillit, MD, Kenneth Rockwood, MD, and Kenneth Woodhouse, carries on this tradition with an increased clinical focus and updated coverage to help you 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, while over 255 illustrations compliment the text to help you find what you need on a given condition. Examples of the latest imaging studies depict the effects of aging on the brain and new algorithms further streamline decision making.
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Notes:Expert consult
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9781416062318
1416062319
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Contents:Introduction: aging, frailty, and geriatric medicine
The epidemiology of aging
The future of old age
Evolution theory and the mechanisms of aging
Methodological problems of research in older people
Biology of aging
Genetic mechanisms of aging
Cellular mechanisms of aging
Physiology of aging
A clinico-mathematical model of aging
The premature aging syndrome Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria: insights into normal aging
Connective tissues and aging
Clinical immunology: immune senescence and the acquired immune deficiency of aging
Effects of aging on the cardiovascular system
Age-related changes in the respiratory system
Neurologic signs in the elderly
Geriatirc gastroenterology: overview
Aging of the urinary tract
Bone and joint aging
Aging and the endocrine system
Aging and the blood
Aging and the skin
The pharmacology of aging
Antiaging medicine
The neurobiology of aging: free radical stress and metabolic pathways
Allostasis and allostatic overload in the context of aging
Neuroendocrinology of aging
Normal cognitive aging
The aging personality and self: diversity and health issues
Successful aging: the centenarians
Social gerontology
Productive aging
Social vulnerability in old age
Presentation of disease in old age
Multidimensional geriatric assessment
Laboratory medicine in geriatrics
Social assessment of geriatric patients
Surgery and anesthesia in old age
Measuring outcomes of multidimensional interventions
Chronic cardiac failure
Diagnosis and management of coronary artrery disease
The frail elderly patient with heart disease
Hypertension
Valvular heart disease
Cardiac arrhythmias
Syncope
Vascular surgery
Venous thromboembolism in the elderly
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nonobstructive lung disease and thoracic tumors
Dementia diagnosis
Presentation and clinical management of dementia
Neuropsychology in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia
Alzheimer's disease
Vascular cognitive impairment
Frontotemporal dementia
Functional psychiatric illness in old age
The older adult with intellectual disability
Epilepsy
Headache and facial pain
Stroke: epidemiology and pathology
Stroke: clinical presentation, management and organization of services
Disorders of the autonomic nervous system
Parkinsonism and other movement disorders
Neuromuscular disorders
Intracranial tumors
Disorders of the spinal cord and nerve roots
Infections of the central nervous system
Metabolic bone disease
Arthritis in the elderly
Connective tissue diseases
Orthopedic geriatrics
Sarcopenia
Podiatry
Geriatric dentistry: maintaining oral health in the geriatric population
The upper gastrointestinal tract
The pancreas
The liver
Biliary tract diseases
The small bowel
The large bowel
Nutrition in aging
Obesity
Diseases of the aging kidney
Disorders of water, electrolyte, and mineral ion metabolism
The prostate
Gynecologic disorders in the elderly
Cancer of the breast in the elderly
Adrenal and pituitary disorders
Disorders of the thyroid
Disorders of the parathyroid glands
Diabetes mellitus
Blood disorders in the elderly
Geriatric oncology
Skin disease and old age
Aging and disorders of the eye
Disorders of hearing
Health promotion for the community-living older adult
Preventive and anticipatory care
Sexuality in old age
Exercise for successful aging
Injury in older people
Rehabilitation: therapy techniques
Rehabilitation: general principles
Geriatric pharmacotherapy and polypharmacy
Impaired mobility
Falls
Delirium
Constipation and fecal incontinence in old age
Urinary incontinence
Pressure sores
Sleep, aging, and late-life insomnia
Malnutrition in older adults
The mistreatment and neglect of older people
Pain in the older adult
Palliative medicine for the elderly patient
Ethical issues in geriatric medicine
The elderly in society: an international perspective
Geriatrics in Europe
Geriatrics in North America
Geriatrics in the rest of the world
Geriatrics in Latin America
Long-term care in the United Kingdom
Institutional long-term care in the United States
Education in geriatric medicine
Improving quality of care in the United Kingdom
Preserving medicare through a "quality" focus
Managed care for older Americans
Telemedicine applications in geriatrics.