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- ISBN-10 : 0071833455
- ISBN-13 : 978-0071833455
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Hazzards’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Seventh Edition is logically divided into five parts: Principles of Gerontology, Principles of Geriatrics, Geriatric Syndromes, Principles of Palliative Medicine, and Organ Systems and Diseases. Within its pages, you will find balanced, authoritative coverage of every essential topic – from evaluation and management to nutrition and palliative medicine.
Table of contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part 1. Principles of Gerontology
- 1. Biology of Aging and Longevity
- 2. Genetics of Age-Dependent Human Disease
- 3. Immunology and Aging
- 4. Inflammation and Aging
- 5. Demography and Epidemiology
- 6. International Gerontology
- 7. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging
- 8. General Principles of Pharmacology
- 9. Preventive Gerontology: Strategies for Optimizing Health Across the Life Span
- Part 2. Principles of Geriatrics
- 10. Evaluation, Management, and Decision Making with the Older Patient
- Section A. Assessment
- 11. Principles of Geriatric Assessment
- 12. Mental Status and Neurological Examination in Older Adults
- 13. Assessment of Decisional Capacity and Competencies
- 14. Principles of Screening in Older Adults
- Section B. Organization of Care
- 15. Health Care System
- 16. Transitions
- 17. Acute Hospital Care
- 18. Emergency Department Care
- 19. Critical Care in the Elderly
- 20. Subacute Care
- 21. Nursing Facility Care
- 22. Community-Based Long-Term Care and Home Care
- 23. Rural Aging
- Section C. Special Management Issues
- 24. Appropriate Approach to Prescribing
- 25. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Aging
- 26. Team Care
- 27. Social Work
- 28. Self-Management of Health Behavior in Geriatric Medicine
- 29. Rehabilitation of the Older Adult
- 30. Pain Management
- 31. Palliative Care
- 32. Legal Issues
- 33. Spirituality
- 34. Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine
- Section D. Surgical Management
- 35. Perioperative Evaluation and Management
- 36. Anesthesia for Elderly Patients
- 37. Surgical Outcomes
- Section E. Nutrition
- 38. Nutrition and Aging
- 39. Weight and Age: Paradoxes and Conundrums
- 40. Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation
- 41. Disorders of Swallowing
- 42. Oral Cavity
- Section F. Sensory Function
- 43. Assessment and Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Low Vision
- 44. Age-Related Changes in the Auditory System
- Section G. Gender and Sexuality
- 45. Sex and Gender Across the Human Life Span
- 46. Menopause and Midlife Health Changes
- 47. Sexuality, Sexual Function, and the Aging Woman
- 48. Gynecologic Disorders
- 49. Sexuality, Sexual Function, Androgen Therapy, and the Aging Male
- 50. Benign Prostate Disorders Catherine E Catherine, E
- Part 3. Geriatric Symptoms
- 51. Aging and Hemeostatic Regulation
- 52. Frailty
- 53. Delirium
- 54. Falls
- 55. Sleep Disorders
- 56. Dizziness
- 57. Syncope
- 58. Pressure Ulcers
- 59. Incontinence
- 60. Elder Mistreatment
- Part 4. Organ Systems and Diseases
- Section A. Human Brain
- 61. Cellular and Neurochemical Aspects of the Aging Human Brain
- 62. Cognitive Changes Associated with Normal and Pathological Aging
- 63. Psychoactive Drug Therapy
- 64. Cerebrovascular Disease
- 65. Dementia Including Alzheimer”s Disease
- 66. Parkinson”s Disease and Related Disorders
- 67. Other Neurodegenerative Disorders
- 68. Traumatic Brain Injury
- 69. Epilepsy
- 70. Late-Life Mood Disorders
- 71. Schizophrenia
- 72. General Topics in Geriatric Psychiatry
- 73. Management of Agitation in Dementia
- Section B. Cardiology
- 74. Effects of Aging on Cardiovascular Structure and Function
- 75. Aging and Atherosclerosis
- 76. Coronary Heart Disease
- 77. Valvular Heart Disease
- 78. Heart Failure
- 79. Cardiac Arrhythmias
- 80. Peripheral Vascular Disease
- 81. Hypertension
- Section C. Respiratory System
- 82. Aging of the Respiratory System
- 83. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 84. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
- Section D. Nephrology
- 85. Changes in Kidney Function
- 86. Renal Disease
- 87. End-Stage Renal Disease
- 88. Disorders of Fluid Balance
- Section E. Gastroentorology
- 89. Effect of Aging on Gastrointestinal Function
- 90. Hepatic, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disease
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