Geriatric medicine books

Provides an understanding of the long-term care works to generate injustice, but also to find ethical and practicable policy solutions for caring for aging populations in the United States. This title explores the ethical issues...

The purpose of this monograph is to provide a summary of the influence of ageing, systemic disease and its treatments on oral health. This guide will also provide a summary of the aetiology, clinical appearance, and treatments of...

This timely volume introduces gerioperative care, a new model of surgical care for the elderly designed to improve surgical outcomes and prevent complications through a focus on communication and relationship-centered care. It...

Attempts to meet the requirement of physicians involved in geriatric medicine to provide them with certain selected topics, which are comprehensive and clinically oriented.

Rev. ed. of: Restorative care nursing for older adults / Barbara Resnick. c2004.

This is one of the specialty references to accompany the keystone titles (chronic & acute pain) in a series of pain management references for use by primary care providers (NPs, PAs, CNSs) in clinics, hospitals, palliative care...

The second edition contains updated resources, research institution information and a listing of treatment and care facilities in the United States. Additions to the encyclopedia section include advances in Alzheimer's disease...

In keeping with the aging demographic trends, many health professionals are seeing a greater volume of older clients (55 and over).

Elders 85 years and older are the fastest growing segment of the population in the U.S. and in many other countries. Aging Our Way examines how the very old navigate the challenges of loneliness, disability, and loss, while...

As simple and straightforward as two health professionals conferring over the telephone or as complex and sophisticated as robotic surgery between facilities at different ends of the globe, telehealth is an increasingly frequent...

Spanning the disciplines of epidemiology, gerontology, and demography, this comprehensive book addresses theoretical and applied issues in health and aging, links methods and findings, and focuses on the elderly in context of the...

Over the years much attention has been paid to understanding and diagnosing Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass that results from the process of aging. This issue covers the history of Sarcopenia and works to define Sarcopenia...

Healthcare Sensor Networks: Challenges Toward Practical Implementation

Covering the latest therapies and treatments, this highly illustrated and practical text guides the clinician through diagnosis and treatment of the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. It is written by two leading...