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Joseph Ouslander, MD
Professor of Medicine and Nursing
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology
Emory University
Mary E. Tinetti, MD
Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health
Director, Yale Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Aging
Director, Yale Program on Aging
Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
Yale University
Nancy Woolard, MD
Project Manager, Roena Kulynych Center for Memory & Cognition Research
School of Medicine
Wake Forest University
Stephanie A. Studenski, MD, MPH
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine
Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
Director of Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging
University of Pittsburgh
Sanjay Asthana, MD
Head, Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Director of Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
Foreword | |
Preface | |
Principles of Gerontology | |
Biology of Aging and Longevity | |
Genetics of Age-Dependent Human Disease | |
Immunology and Aging | |
Inflammation and Aging | |
Demography and Epidemiology | |
International Gerontology | |
Psychosocial Aspects of Aging | |
General Principles of Pharmacology | |
Preventive Gerontology: Strategies for Optimizing Health Across the Life Span | |
Principles of Geriatrics | |
Evaluation, Management, and Decision Making with the Older Patient | |
Assessment | |
Principles of Geriatric Assessment | |
Mental Status and Neurological Examination in Older Adults | |
Assessment of Decisional Capacity and Competencies | |
Principles of Screening in Older Adults | |
Organization of Care | |
Health Care System | |
Transitions | |
Acute Hospital Care | |
Emergency Department Care | |
Critical Care in the Elderly | |
Subacute Care | |
Nursing Facility Care | |
Community-Based Long-Term Care and Home Care | |
Rural Aging | |
Special Management Issues | |
Appropriate Approach to Prescribing | |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Aging | |
Team Care | |
Social Work | |
Self-Management of Health Behavior in Geriatric Medicine | |
Rehabilitation of the Older Adult | |
Pain Management | |
Palliative Care | |
Legal Issues | |
Spirituality | |
Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine | |
Surgical Management | |
Perioperative Evaluation and Management | |
Anesthesia for Elderly Patients | |
Surgical Outcomes | |
Nutrition | |
Nutrition and Aging | |
Weight and Age: Paradoxes and Conundrums | |
Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation | |
Disorders of Swallowing | |
Oral Cavity | |
Sensory Function | |
Assessment and Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Low Vision | |
Age-Related Changes in the Auditory System | |
Gender and Sexuality | |
Sex and Gender Across the Human Life Span | |
Menopause and Midlife Health Changes | |
Sexuality, Sexual Function, and the Aging Woman | |
Gynecologic Disorders | |
Sexuality, Sexual Function, Androgen Therapy, and the Aging Male | |
Benign Prostate Disorders | |
Geriatric Symptoms | |
Aging and Hemeostatic Regulation | |
Frailty | |
Delirium | |
Falls | |
Sleep Disorders | |
Dizziness | |
Syncope | |
Pressure Ulcers | |
Incontinence | |
Elder Mistreatment | |
Organ Systems and Diseases | |
Human Brain | |
Cellular and Neurochemical Aspects of the Aging Human Brain | |
Cognitive Changes Associated with Normal and Pathological Aging | |
Psychoactive Drug Therapy | |
Cerebrovascular Disease | |
Dementia Including Alzheimer''s Disease | |
Parkinson''s Disease and Related Disorders | |
Other Neurodegenerative Disorders | |
Traumatic Brain Injury | |
Epilepsy | |
Late-Life Mood Disorders | |
Schizophrenia | |
General Topics in Geriatric Psychiatry | |
Management of Agitation in Dementia | |
Cardiology | |
Effects of Aging on Cardiovascular Structure and Function | |
Aging and Atherosclerosis | |
Coronary Heart Disease | |
Valvular Heart Disease | |
Heart Failure | |
Cardiac Arrhythmias | |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | |
Hypertension | |
Respiratory System | |
Aging of the Respiratory System | |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease | |
Nephrology | |
Changes in Kidney Function | |
Renal Disease | |
End-Stage Renal Disease | |
Disorders of Fluid Balance | |
Gastroentorology | |
Effect of Aging on Gastrointestinal Function | |
Hepatic, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disease | |
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