Geriatric Admission: The-A Handbook for Hospitalists – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9789811270697,9811270694

Product details:

• ISBN-13: 9789811270710
• Author: Derrick Chen Wee Aw, Anupama Roy Chowdhury

This is a guide book that showcases the commonest clinical problems encountered in the inpatient setting concerning elderly patients. Each chapter is based on a symptomatic theme and quizzes the reader through the evolution of a patient scenario upon hospitalisation. Engaging discussions occur after each quiz question, focusing on approaches and diagnostic and therapeutic pearls. This practical handbook will be exceedingly useful for both junior and senior clinicians who deal with elderly inpatients on a day to day basis. Medical students and other students of geriatric medicine will also find it beneficial for their revision. Nationally and globally, populations are ageing. We are seeing an increasing number of elderly patients being admitted to the hospital for a variety of medical problems. The government is placing increasing emphasis on recruiting, training and retaining generalist clinicians (hospitalists) who need to take care of elderly patients in hospitals. As such, this book will be an extremely practical resource for hospitalists around the world. Using a quiz format on a background of an evolving patient scenario, the reader is led on an exciting journey to discover one’s gaps in diagnostic and management aspects and to learn useful approaches and tips from our experts.

Table contents:

1. Falls I (Blood Pressure Changes)
2. Falls II (Movement Disorder)
3. Falls III (Bone Problem)
4. Falls IV (Joint Problem)
5. Functional Decline I (Electrolyte Disturbances)
6. Functional Decline II (Joint Problem)
7. Delirium I (Infection)
8. Delirium II (Medication)
9. Behavioural Disturbances (Dementia)
10. Depressive Symptoms
11. Psychotic Symptoms
12. Giddiness I (Anaemia)
13. Giddiness II (Pancytopenia)
14. Giddiness III (Vestibular Disorder)
15. Stroke (Atrial Fibrillation)
16. Vomiting (Multifactorial)
17. Diarrhoea (Antibiotic Use)
18. Abdominal Pain (Constipation)
19. Fever (Urinary Tract Infection)
20. Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
21. Acute Retention of Urine (Prostate)
22. Acute Kidney Injury
23. End-Stage Kidney Disease
24. Polyuric Syndrome
25. Chest Pain (Cardiogenic?)
26. Breathlessness I (Cardiogenic)
27. Breathlessness II (Aspiration)
28. Breathlessness III (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
29. Drowsiness (Hypoglycaemia)
30. Bradycardia (Hypothyroidism)
31. Itch
32. Blistering Disorder
33. Pressure Injury
34. Poor Oral Intake I (Advanced Dementia)
35. Poor Oral Intake II (Poor Oral Health)
36. Dying from Advanced Malignancy

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