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edition: 1 Authors: Gurcharan S. Rai, Graham P. Mulley serie: ISBN : 9058232344, 9780203214312 publisher: Informa Healthcare publish year: 2001 pages: 447 language: English ebook format : PDF (It will be converted to PDF, EPUB OR AZW3 if requested by the user) file size: 4 MB
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
Biological ageing;its relevance to geriatricians......Page 20
Social gerontology......Page 26
Clinical ageing......Page 32
Developing and planning services......Page 36
Community geriatric care......Page 46
Medical ethics and the law......Page 58
Urinary incontinence......Page 74
Falls and instability......Page 82
Orthogeriatric care......Page 96
Palliative care......Page 106
Old age psychiatry......Page 128
Rehabilitation......Page 144
Practical management of stroke......Page 160
The management of Parkinson's disease......Page 180
Syncope and dizziness......Page 186
Gait disorders in the elderly......Page 194
When to treat hypertension? (When the benefits outweigh the risks)......Page 200
Abdominal aortic aneurysms......Page 204
The management of atrial fibrillation......Page 208
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease......Page 214
Tuberculosis......Page 218
Respiratory rehabilitation......Page 222
Oral health......Page 226
Faecal incontinence, soiling and constipation......Page 232
Prostate diseases in the elderly man......Page 238
Urinary tract infections......Page 248
Sexuality and ageing......Page 252
Management of osteoporosis......Page 256
Painful stiff shoulder after stroke......Page 264
Foot disorders......Page 268
Cancer in old age......Page 274
Ophthalmology......Page 288
Hearing disorders......Page 296
Pruritus......Page 302
Leg ulcers......Page 306
Clinical aspects of pressure sores......Page 312
Preventing infections: Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI), Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and influenza and pneumococcal bacteraemia......Page 322
Nutrition......Page 332
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding......Page 340
Education......Page 350
All you need to know about management in one chapter......Page 360
Preparing for a consultant post......Page 368
How to be a successful consultant......Page 374
Making the most of information technology (IT)......Page 392
Professional issues......Page 402
Research and audit......Page 408
A specialist bibliography in elderly medicine......Page 416
Answers to self-assessment questions......Page 430
Index......Page 436
