The latest addition to the Evidence-Based Book series, Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine provides non-geriatrician clinicians an overview of key topics central to the care of the older patient. This guide focuses on the management of common problems in the elderly taking into account their life situations as well as treatment of specific conditions. Leading geriatricians with expertise in evidence-based medicine utilize the best available evidence and present this information in a concise, easy-to-use, question-based format. Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine is a unique guide to the optimum management of older patients.Content:
Chapter 1 Function and Frailty: The Cornerstones of Geriatric Assessment (pages 1โ12): Paige K. Moorhouse and Kenneth Rockwood
Chapter 2 Computer?Based Clinical Decision Support Systems in the Care of Older Patients (pages 13โ24): Marina Martin and Mary K. Goldstein
Chapter 3 Simplifying the Pillbox: Drugs and Aging (pages 25โ42): Sudeep S. Gill and Dallas P. Seitz
Chapter 4 Breathing Easier: Respiratory Disease in the Older Adult (pages 43โ57): Salahaddin Mahmudi?Azer
Chapter 5 Breathing Easier: An Approach to Heart Failure in a Patient with an Aging Heart (pages 58โ64): Jayna M. Holroyd?Leduc, Madhuri Reddy and Anita Asgar
Chapter 6 Clarifying Confusion: Prevention and Managing Delirium (pages 65โ72): Ranjani Aiyar and Jayna M. Holroyd?Leduc
Chapter 7 Preserving the Memories: Managing Dementia (pages 73โ93): Dallas P. Seitz, Philip E. Lee, Sudeep S. Gill and Paula A. Rochon
Chapter 8 Enjoying the Golden Years: Diagnosing and Treating Depression (pages 94โ104): Jane Pearce and Stuart Carney
Chapter 9 A Balancing Act: Preventing and Treating Falls (pages 105โ123): Emily Kwan and Sharon Straus
Chapter 10 Keeping Dry: Managing Urinary Incontinence (pages 124โ139): Cara Tannenbaum
Chapter 11 Keeping things Moving: Preventing and Managing Constipation (pages 140โ154): Dov Gandell and Shabbir M. H. Alibhai
Chapter 12 Preventing and Treating Pressure Ulcers (pages 155โ165): Madhuri Reddy, Sudeep S. Gill, Sunila R. Kalkar, Wei Wu and Paula A. Rochon
Chapter 13 Elder Abuse (pages 166โ174): Erik J. Lindbloom, Landon D. Hough and Karli R. E. Urban
Chapter 14 A Good Death: Appropriate End?of?Life Care (pages 175โ186): Cari Levy and Jean S. Kutner