Geriatric Medicine

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Molecular and Biologic Factors in Aging: The Origins, Causes, and Prevention of Senescence....Pages 3-28
The Demography of Aging....Pages 29-36
Epidemiology and Aging....Pages 37-43
Social and Psychological Characteristics....Pages 45-53
Principles of Pharmacology....Pages 55-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Contexts of Care....Pages 73-80
Long-Term Care....Pages 81-96
The Physician and the Care of the Nursing Home Patient....Pages 97-107
Home Care....Pages 109-118
Acute Hospital Care....Pages 119-129
Geriatric Emergencies....Pages 131-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Clinical Approach: An Overview....Pages 155-168
Instruments to Assess Functional Status....Pages 169-179
Neuropsychological Testing....Pages 181-187
Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Care....Pages 189-200
Determination of Decision-Making Capacity....Pages 201-209
Rehabilitation....Pages 211-226
Front Matter....Pages 227-230
Screening for Cancer....Pages 231-247
The Science of Neoplasia....Pages 249-255
Breast Cancer....Pages 257-279
Front Matter....Pages 227-230
Colon Cancer and Other Gastrointestinal Malignancies....Pages 281-291
Lung Cancer....Pages 293-303
Prostate Cancer....Pages 305-315
Gynecologic Cancers....Pages 317-335
Hematologic Malignancies....Pages 337-354
Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 357-374
Hypertension....Pages 375-389
Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease....Pages 391-409
Osteoporosis and Other Disorders of Skeletal Aging....Pages 411-432
Orthopedic Problems....Pages 433-448
Rheumatologic Diseases....Pages 449-479
Treatment of Diabetes....Pages 481-490
Thyroid Disorders....Pages 491-510
Changes in Male Sexual Function....Pages 511-525
Menopause/Female Sexual Function....Pages 527-539
Gynecologic and Urologic Problems of Older Women....Pages 541-555
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia....Pages 557-569
Nephrology/Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders....Pages 571-583
Changes in Immunologic Function....Pages 585-597
Infectious Diseases....Pages 599-626
Front Matter....Pages 227-230
Hematologic Problems....Pages 627-636
Gastroenterologic Disorders....Pages 637-652
Pulmonary Disease....Pages 653-665
Dermatologic Diseases and Problems....Pages 667-681
Changes and Diseases of the Aging Eye....Pages 683-697
Otologic Changes and Disorders....Pages 699-715
Aging and the Oral Cavity....Pages 717-731
Urinary Incontinence....Pages 735-756
Syncope....Pages 757-766
Pressure Ulcers....Pages 767-785
Falls....Pages 787-799
Nutrition....Pages 801-813
Exercise....Pages 815-821
Sleep and Sleep Disorders....Pages 823-840
Herpes Zoster....Pages 841-854
Elder Abuse....Pages 855-864
Pain and Pain Management....Pages 865-882
Care Near the End of Life....Pages 883-893
Front Matter....Pages 895-895
Dementia....Pages 897-916
Delirium....Pages 917-922
Front Matter....Pages 895-895
Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke....Pages 923-938
Abnormalities of Posture and Movement....Pages 939-948
Depression, Anxiety, and Other Affective Disorders....Pages 949-965
Front Matter....Pages 967-967
Overview of Ethical Issues....Pages 969-972
Justice and the Allocation of Health Care Resources....Pages 973-978
Medical Treatment and the Physician’s Legal Duties....Pages 979-991
Patients’ Advance Directives for Health Care in Case of Incapacity....Pages 993-1023
Ethical Challenges to Research....Pages 1025-1033
The Value of Achieving a Peaceful Death....Pages 1035-1042
Back Matter....Pages 1043-1070