Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, 2 Volumes

by Sinclair, Alan J.; Morley, John E.; Vellas, Bruno

• ISBN13: 9780470683934
• ISBN10: 0470683937
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Now in its fifth edition, this comprehensive textbook of geriatric medical practice provides up-to-date, evidence-based, and practical information about all the major medical problems of aging citizens. Containing 41 new chapters covering new infections, treatments, approaches to care, and end of life care, Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine includes expanded sections on acute stroke, dementia, cardiovascular disease and health, respiratory diseases and training. To capture an international perspective this new text has contributions from a global editorial team.

Author Biography

Alan Sinclair is Dean and Professor of Medicine at the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. He was a founding member and Academic Director of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society EUGMS) and previously Charles Hayward Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of  Birmingham, UK. His principle research interests are in the areas of diabetes, older people, nutrition and frailty. He is the recipient of both national and international research awards. Professor Sinclair recently established the Institute of Diabetes for Older People (IDOP), which is the first institute of its kind to be solely dedicated to the enhancement of quality diabetes care in older people.

John Morley is Dammert Professor of Gerontology,  Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Division of Endocrinology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Morley has directed the clinical training programs in both endocrinology and geriatrics and supervised research activities ranging from basic biomedical investigation to epidemiology and health services research. He is the editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, and recipient of the Ipsen Foundation of Longevity Award in 2001, the American Geriatrics Society's Lascher/Manning Award for Lifetime Achievement in Geriatrics in 2002, and the Gerontological Society of America's Freeman Award in 2004. He has developed a number of educational games and has a special interest in continuous quality improvement (CQI).

Bruno Vellas is Professor of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Chair of the Gerontopcle in Toulouse, France, including the Alzheimer's Disease Research and Clinical Centre. Professor Vellas is President of the IAGG (International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics) and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	p. xiii
List of Contributors	p. xv
Preface to the Fourth Edition	p. xxiii
Preface to the Fifth Edition	p. xxv
Foreword	p. xxvii
Introduction: Historical perspectives	p. 1
Ageing: Biological, Social and Community Perspectives
A biological perspective of ageing	p. 13
The demography of ageing	p. 23
The physiology of ageing	p. 33
Psychological aspects of ageing	p. 43
Ageing of the brain	p. 49
Epidemiology of ageing and disability	p. 55
Social and community aspects of ageing	p. 67
The developmental origins of ageing	p. 81
Sexuality and ageing	p. 93
Physical fitness and exercise	p. 103
Health literacy and cultural sensitivity	p. 121
Medicine and Prescribing in Old Age
Preventive geriatrics	p. 135
Polypharmacy	p. 145
Patient safety	p. 153
Eating Disorders and Nutritional Health
Epidemiology of nutrition and ageing	p. 173
The anorexia of ageing	p. 185
Weight loss	p. 197
Dehydration	p. 209
Vitamins and minerals	p. 217
Obesity	p. 237
Gastro Disorders
Changes in gastrointestinal motor and sensory function associated with ageing	p. 249
Gastrointestinal bleeding	p. 265
Liver and gall bladder	p. 275
Sphincter function	p. 289
Constipation	p. 303
Management of diarrhoea	p. 313
Diseases of the pancreas	p. 321
Haematological Disorders
Anaemia	p. 331
Disorders of haemostasis	p. 343
Disseminated intravascular coagulation	p. 353
Anticoagulants	p. 357
Myelodysplasia	p. 363
Management of myelodysplastic syndromes and acute leukaemia	p. 375
Cardiovascular Diseases and Health
Epidemiology of heart disease	p. 389
Cardiac ageing and systemic disorders	p. 405
Arrhythmias	p. 413
Ischaemic heart disease	p. 437
Lipid management	p. 449
Hypotension	p. 461
Hypertension	p. 471
Heart failure	p. 483
Cardiac surgery	p. 499
Peripheral arterial disease	p. 517
Venous thromboembolism	p. 529
Cardiac rehabilitation	p. 535
Respiratory Diseases
Epidemiology of respiratory infection	p. 551
Pneumonia	p. 555
Aspiration pneumonia	p. 565
Interstitial lung disease and lung cancer	p. 573
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma	p. 579
Pulmonary hypertension	p. 589
Pulmonary rehabilitation	p. 601
CNS Disorders
Neurological signs of ageing	p. 609
Sleep apnoea and sleep disorders	p. 617
Headache	p. 629
Normal pressure hydrocephalus	p. 643
Acute stroke care and management of carotid artery stenosis	p. 655
Stroke and stroke rehabilitation	p. 675
Communication disorders and dysphagia	p. 691
Acute and chronic subdural haematoma	p. 701
Epilepsy	p. 711
Syncope and non-epileptic attacks	p. 721
Parkinson’s disease	p. 731
Non-parkinsonian movement disorders	p. 739
Diabetic neuropathy	p. 751
Disorders of the neuromuscular junction	p. 769
Muscle disorders	p. 779
Motor neurone disease	p. 793
Control of chronic pain	p. 809
Multiple sclerosis	p. 823
Appendix Function assessment scales, i
Index	p. xi
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