The Handbook of Geriatric Medicine Makes up a Substantial Proportion of the Work of Most Clinicians.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54260) has announced the addition of "Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine, First Edition" to their offering This report: * Is a hands-on guide to the care of the older patient * Provides guidance on the ethical and clinical dilemmas common in geriatric practice * Includes How to boxes providing practical advice on common problems * Takes a problem-based approach to assist the clinician in tackling scenarios where the diagnosis may not be clear The population is ageing, and most diseases are far more common in older people. Older people are particularly difficult to assess and to treat effectively, but are more vulnerable to therapeutic delays or errors. The Handbook of Geriatric Medicine provides user-friendly advice in a field that has limited evidence, yet makes up a substantial proportion of the work of most clinicians. It includes information required for effective, geriatric practice, in a contemporary, accessible format, indicating where practice differs from that of younger adults, is ill informed by evidence, and where dangers lurk for the inexperienced clinician. Guidance is given on the many ethical and clinical dilemmas common in geriatric practice, where several solutions may appear equally valid. Information ranges from when not to treat, through to providing evidence for where an aggressive approach is needed. Diseases that tend to arise mainly in older patients are covered in detail, as are problems that arise frequently, yet where advice is scarce. The text is problem based to assist the clinician in tackling scenarios where the diagnosis may not be clear. This is the must have guide to geriatric medicine and will be invaluable to all those involved in the care of the older patient. Readership: Pre-registration House Officers, Senior House Officers and Specialist Registrars in general internal medicine and geriatric medicine, clinical medical students, Clinical Assistants and other non-consultant career grade doctors in Day Hospital. This handbook will also be useful to General Practitioners, specialist nurses and doctors outside geriatric medicine, who manage older people. Authors, editors, and contributors * Lesley Bowker, Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust is a NHS Trust which operates hospitals in Norfolk, England. The current chairman of the trust is David Prior. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) , Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia “UEA” redirects here. For other uses, see UEA (disambiguation). Academically, it is one of the most successful universities founded in the 1960s, consistently ranking amongst Britain's top higher education institutions; 19th in the Sunday Times University League Table 2006 * James Price, Consultant in Community Geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. and General Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Geratology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, and * Sarah Smith, Consultant in Community Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine, Oxford Racliffe Hospitals Areas covered: * Ageing * Organising geriatric services * Geriatric assessment geriatric assessment, n the evaluation of the physical, mental, and emotional health of elderly patients. * Rehabilitation * Falls and funny turns * Incontinence * Drugs * Neurology * Stroke * Psychiatric disorders * Cardiovascular system cardiovascular system: see circulatory system. cardiovascular system System of vessels that convey blood to and from tissues throughout the body, bringing nutrients and oxygen and removing wastes and carbon dioxide. * Respiratory disease * Gastrointestinal disease gastrointestinal disease, n an abnormal state or function of the GI system. * Renal disease Renal disease Kidney disease. Mentioned in: Glycogen Storage Diseases hypertension High blood pressure Cardiovascular disease An abnormal ↑ systemic arterial pressure, corresponding to a systolic BP of > 160 mm Hg * Homeostasis homeostasis Any self-regulating process by which a biological or mechanical system maintains stability while adjusting to changing conditions. Systems in dynamic equilibrium reach a balance in which internal change continuously compensates for external change in a feedback * Endocrinology * Haematology * Musculoskeletal musculoskeletal /mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal/ (-skel´e-t'l) pertaining to or comprising the skeleton and muscles. mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton. disease * Pressure injuries * Genitourinary genitourinary /gen·i·to·uri·nary/ (jen?i-to-u´ri-nar-e) pertaining to the genital and urinary organs. gen·i·to·u·ri·nar·y adj. Abbr. tract * Ears * Eyes * Skin * Common infections * Malignancy * The older surgical patient * Death and dying * Ethics * Financial issues For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54260 |
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