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Essentials of Clinical ­Geriatrics, Eighth Edition

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United States, 28 September 2017

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide



1. Clinical Implications of the Aging Process - Frailty


2. The Geriatric Patient: Demography and Health Services Utilization


3. Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient - Pre-op - Communicating with geriatric patients


4. Chronic Disease Management* - Multi-morbidity - Geriatric practice models - Person-centered care


5. Prevention in the Geriatric Population - Prevention of disability/exercise - physical, mental - Primary (vaccines, diet, etc), secondary, and tertiary - The role of calculating prognosis (e.g. ePrognosis) in deciding about preventive practices such as colonoscopy, breast screening) - Prevention of infections in LTC (we are lacking a focus on infections - major geriatric issue - can include in Nursing Home Care chapter as well)


6. Confusion: Delirium and Dementia - Hypoactive delirium


7. Depression


8. Incontinence


9. Falls - Role of environment


10. Immobility - Muscular and skeletal pain (include polymyalgia, DJD management) - Non-pharmacologic pain management - Complications - e.g. treatment of DVT - Update on osteoporosis, measuring Vitamin D, bone mineral density, and treatments


11. Cardiovascular Disease - BP SPRINT Trial - Overtreatment of HTN causing complications- risk vs. benefit - individualizing care - Effects - or lack thereof on treating HTN on cognition - Treatment of hyperlipidemia - Management of A Fib - with discussion of anticoagulation in patients at risk for falls and risks and benefits of newer anticoagulants


12. Frailty, Failure to Thrive, and Common Metabolic Problems - Assessing frailty ( 2 definitions) - Failure to thrive - Alcohol and substance abuse - Sarcopenia - Metabolic problems (sorting out all the new medications for diabetes, importance of preventing hypoglycemia; management of hypo and hyperthyroidism) - CKD (there are a lot of new data; should mention role of dialysis and transplant issues) - Neuropathy


13. Sensory Function and Impairment - Role of cochlear implants - Treatment of AMD


14. Drugs


15. High Value Health Services in the Geriatric Population - Quality/ACOVE - Value-based purchasing - Bundling - ACOs - Teams - HCBS - Caregivers


16. Nursing Home Care


17. Ethics - Neglect and abuse awareness


18. Palliative Care

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide



1. Clinical Implications of the Aging Process - Frailty


2. The Geriatric Patient: Demography and Health Services Utilization


3. Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient - Pre-op - Communicating with geriatric patients


4. Chronic Disease Management* - Multi-morbidity - Geriatric practice models - Person-centered care


5. Prevention in the Geriatric Population - Prevention of disability/exercise - physical, mental - Primary (vaccines, diet, etc), secondary, and tertiary - The role of calculating prognosis (e.g. ePrognosis) in deciding about preventive practices such as colonoscopy, breast screening) - Prevention of infections in LTC (we are lacking a focus on infections - major geriatric issue - can include in Nursing Home Care chapter as well)


6. Confusion: Delirium and Dementia - Hypoactive delirium


7. Depression


8. Incontinence


9. Falls - Role of environment


10. Immobility - Muscular and skeletal pain (include polymyalgia, DJD management) - Non-pharmacologic pain management - Complications - e.g. treatment of DVT - Update on osteoporosis, measuring Vitamin D, bone mineral density, and treatments


11. Cardiovascular Disease - BP SPRINT Trial - Overtreatment of HTN causing complications- risk vs. benefit - individualizing care - Effects - or lack thereof on treating HTN on cognition - Treatment of hyperlipidemia - Management of A Fib - with discussion of anticoagulation in patients at risk for falls and risks and benefits of newer anticoagulants


12. Frailty, Failure to Thrive, and Common Metabolic Problems - Assessing frailty ( 2 definitions) - Failure to thrive - Alcohol and substance abuse - Sarcopenia - Metabolic problems (sorting out all the new medications for diabetes, importance of preventing hypoglycemia; management of hypo and hyperthyroidism) - CKD (there are a lot of new data; should mention role of dialysis and transplant issues) - Neuropathy


13. Sensory Function and Impairment - Role of cochlear implants - Treatment of AMD


14. Drugs


15. High Value Health Services in the Geriatric Population - Quality/ACOVE - Value-based purchasing - Bundling - ACOs - Teams - HCBS - Caregivers


16. Nursing Home Care


17. Ethics - Neglect and abuse awareness


18. Palliative Care

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9781259860515
ISBN
1259860515
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22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 centimeters (0.61 kg)

Table of Contents

1. Clinical Implications of the Aging Process
  - Frailty 

2. The Geriatric Patient: Demography and Health Services  Utilization

3. Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient
  - Pre-op
  - Communicating with geriatric patients

4. Chronic Disease Management*
  - Multi-morbidity  
  - Geriatric practice models  
  - Person-centered care

5. Prevention in the Geriatric Population
  - Prevention of disability/exercise – physical, mental   
  - Primary (vaccines, diet, etc), secondary, and tertiary
  - The role of calculating prognosis (e.g. ePrognosis) in deciding about preventive practices such as colonoscopy, breast screening)
  - Prevention of infections in LTC (we are lacking a focus on infections – major geriatric issue – can include in Nursing Home Care chapter as well)

6. Confusion: Delirium and Dementia
  - Hypoactive delirium

7. Depression

8. Incontinence

9. Falls
  - Role of environment

10. Immobility
  - Muscular and skeletal pain (include polymyalgia, DJD management)
  - Non-pharmacologic pain management
  - Complications – e.g. treatment of DVT
  - Update on osteoporosis, measuring Vitamin D, bone mineral density, and treatments

11. Cardiovascular Disease
  - BP SPRINT Trial
  - Overtreatment of HTN causing complications– risk vs. benefit – individualizing care
  - Effects – or lack thereof on treating HTN on cognition
  - Treatment of hyperlipidemia
  - Management of A Fib – with discussion of anticoagulation in patients at risk for falls and risks and benefits of newer anticoagulants

12. Frailty, Failure to Thrive, and Common Metabolic Problems
  - Assessing frailty ( 2 definitions)
  - Failure to thrive
  - Alcohol and substance abuse
  - Sarcopenia
  - Metabolic problems (sorting out all the new medications for diabetes, importance of preventing hypoglycemia; management of hypo and hyperthyroidism)
  - CKD (there are a lot of new data; should mention role of dialysis and transplant issues)
  - Neuropathy

13. Sensory Function and Impairment
  - Role of cochlear implants
  - Treatment of AMD

14. Drugs

15. High Value Health Services in the Geriatric Population
  - Quality/ACOVE  
  - Value-based purchasing 
  - Bundling
  - ACOs  
  - Teams 
  - HCBS
  - Caregivers

16. Nursing Home Care

17. Ethics
  - Neglect and abuse awareness  

18. Palliative Care

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