Blackwell's Primary Care Essentials: Geriatrics

by Gershman, Karen, M.D.; McCullough, Dennis M.

• ISBN13: 9780632045211
• ISBN10: 0632045213
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Geriatrics, Second Edition is your best resource for evidence-based information and efficient diagnosis and treatment of geriatric conditions. This second edition features new, easy-to-read tables and updated sections on dementia evaluation and ethical concerns on death and dying.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. x
Medical Abbreviations	p. xiii
Journals and Other Reference Abbreviations	p. xxi
Acknowledgments	p. xxviii
Common Geriatric Problems	p. 1
Dysfunction in the Elderly	p. 1
Falls in the Elderly	p. 3
Geriatric Pharmacology	p. 10
Urinary Tract Colonization/Infection	p. 17
Constipation	p. 19
Malnutrition	p. 22
Vision	p. 25
Hearing Problems	p. 30
Incontinence	p. 32
Female Sexual Dysfunction	p. 36
Male Sexual Dysfunction (Impotence)	p. 38
Hypothermia	p. 41
Health Care Maintenance	p. 45
Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease	p. 45
Cancer	p. 50
Infection Control	p. 55
Immunizations	p. 57
Function	p. 60
Other Anticipatory Measures	p. 68
Endocrinology	p. 72
Diabetes Mellitus	p. 72
Thyroid	p. 80
Neurology	p. 87
Stroke	p. 87
Parkinson Disease	p. 95
Seizures	p. 103
Sleep Problems	p. 106
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)	p. 111
Psychiatry	p. 113
Depression	p. 113
Anxiety	p. 125
Alcohol Misuse	p. 127
Substance Misuse	p. 130
Dementias	p. 131
Schizophrenia (Paraphrenia)	p. 157
Infection	p. 158
Lung	p. 158
Heart	p. 165
Bones and Joints	p. 168
Central Nervous System	p. 170
Skin	p. 174
Gastrointestinal Tract	p. 174
Eye	p. 174
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	p. 174
Hematology/Oncology	p. 185
Hematology	p. 185
Oncology	p. 189
Treatment of Cancer in the Elderly	p. 203
Cardiology	p. 208
Hypertension	p. 208
Coronary Artery Disease	p. 214
Congestive Heart Failure	p. 226
Syncope	p. 233
Valvular Disease	p. 236
Arrhythmias	p. 236
Deep Venous Thrombosis	p. 245
Anticoagulation	p. 246
Pulmonology	p. 248
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 248
Pulmonary Embolus	p. 252
Pulmonary Hypertension	p. 253
Orthopedics/Rheumatology	p. 254
Osteoporosis	p. 254
Hip Fracture	p. 258
Osteoarthritis	p. 260
Rheumatoid Arthritis	p. 265
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis	p. 269
Hyperuricemia and Gout	p. 271
Cervical and Lumbar Stenosis (Spinal Stenosis)	p. 273
Paget Disease of the Bone	p. 275
Low Back Pain	p. 278
Adhesive Capsulitis of Shoulder (Bursitis, Tendonitis)	p. 280
Gastrointestinal	p. 283
Esophageal Problems and Peptic Ulcer Disease	p. 283
Celiac Sprue	p. 287
Diverticulitis	p. 289
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn)	p. 292
Ulcerative Colitis	p. 294
Ischemic Bowel	p. 296
GI Bleeding (Angiodysplasia)	p. 296
Pancreatitis/Cholecystitis	p. 299
Enteral Feeding	p. 301
Hyponatremia and Liver Disease	p. 303
Dermatology	p. 306
Skin Problems (Benign and Malignant Lesions)	p. 306
Eczema	p. 307
Seborrheic Dermatitis	p. 307
Rosacea	p. 308
Psoriasis	p. 308
Seborrheic Keratosis	p. 308
Actinic Senile Keratosis	p. 308
Bowen Dermatosis	p. 309
Keratoacanthoma	p. 309
Squamous Cell Cancer	p. 309
Leukoplakia	p. 310
Scabies	p. 310
Herpes Zoster	p. 310
Pemphigus Vulgaris	p. 311
Bullous Pemphigoid	p. 311
Onychogryphosis	p. 312
Melanoma	p. 312
Oral Cancer	p. 313
Pressure Sores	p. 313
Ethics	p. 319
Competency	p. 319
Advance Directives	p. 321
Substituted Judgment	p. 322
Refusal of Treatment	p. 323
Index	p. 325
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