Main description:

With an ageing population, there is little doubt that the majority of hospital-based consultants and their teams will care for older patients and the many complications this presents. This book provides an evidence-based guide for both trainees and consultants in geriatric medicine and those interested in geriatric medicine. Designed in line with the core Royal College curriculum, it provides a comprehensive and relevant guide to the issues seen in everyday geriatric
medicine practice across the world.

Presented in an easy-to-use double page spread format, highly bulleted and concise, Oxford Desk Reference: Geriatric Medicine is ideal for quick referral for both trainees and consultants. Contributions from the leading figures in geriatric medicine throughout the world make this book indispensable for all those working in the field, and for all those who have to deal with older patients.

Contents:

1. What is geriatric medicine? ; 2. Comprehensive geriatric asssessment ; 3. Prescribing in older people ; 4. Acute illness: overview ; 5. Cardiovascular ; 6. Respiratory ; 7. Gastrointestinal ; 8. Endocrine and metabolic ; 9. Renal ; 10. Musculoskeletal problems ; 11. Infections ; 12. Psychiatric ; 13. Neurology ; 14a Chronic disease and disability ; 14b Urinary incontinence ; 14c Impaired vision ; 14d Impaired hearing ; 15. Rehabilitation in older people ; 16. Systems of care in older people ; 17. Long term care ; 18. Falls and falls prevention ; 19. Palliative care ; 20. Orthogeriatrics ; 21. Stroke and TIA ; 22. Skin problems - acute and chronic ; 23. Leg ulcers and pressure ulceration ; 24. Cancer in old age ; 25. Elder abuse ; 26. Gerotechnology ; 27. Role of the multidisciplinary team