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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Sharpen your critical thinking skills and IMPROVE PATIENT CAREA Doody's Core Title for 2017! Experience with clinical cases is key to mastering the art and science of medicine and ultimately to providing patients with competent clinical care. Case Files: Geriatrics provides 40 true-to-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in geriatric care. Each case includes an easy-tounderstand discussion correlated to key concepts, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and board-style review questions to reinforce your learning.With Case Files, you’ll learn instead of memorize. Learn from 40 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions: Master key concepts with clinical pearls Polish your approach to clinical problem-solving and to patient care Perfect for residents, medical students, PAs, and NPs working with geriatric patients

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Author:   Eugene Toy ,  Andrew Dentino ,  Monique Williams ,  Lowell Johnson
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.553kg
ISBN:  

9780071770781

ISBN 10:   007177078
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   16 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I How to Approach Clinical Problems Part 1. Approach to the Patient Part 2. Approach to Clinical Problem Solving Part 3. approach to ReadingSection II Clinical Cases Case 1. Angina Case 2. Heart Failure Case 3. Artrial Fibrillation Case 4. Aortic Stenosis Case 5. Hyperlipidemia Case 6. COPD in Older Patients Case 7. Pneumjonia Case 8. Lung Cancer Case 9. Hypertension Case 10. Chronic Kidney Disease Case 11. Anemia Case 12. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Pancytopenia) Case 13. Multiple Myeloma Case 14. Colon Cancer Case 15. Clostridium difficile Diarrhea Case 16. Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Tract Infrection Case 17. Prostate Cancer Case 18. Postmenopausal Bleeeding Case 19. Breast Cancer Case 20. Osteoarthritis Case 21. Falls in teh Elderly Case 22. Fragility Fracture/Osteoporosis Case 23. Geriatric Trauma Case 24. Syncope Case 25. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Case 26. Complex Partial Seizure Case 27. Giant Cell Arteritis Case 28. Parkinson Disease Case 29. Sensory Impairment/Presbycusis Case 30. Cognitive Impairment Case 31. Depression Case 32. Medication-Related Problems (MRPs) Case 33. Prostate Cancer, Surviva Analysis and Decision Making Case 34. Elder Abuse Case 35. Sexual Dysfunction Case 36. Impaired Decision-Making Capacity Case 37. Communication, Cultural Aspects of Aging, and Caregiving Case 38. Palliative Care Case 39. Health Disparities Case 40. Spiritual Suffering Section III Listing of Cases Listing by Case Number Listing by Disorder (Alphabetical) Index

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Eugene C. Toy, MD is a dual certified family physician and ob/gyn. He is the John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chair and Program Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program; Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Methodist Hospital--Houston; Clerkship Director and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Texas--Houston Medical School (Houston, Texas). Andrew N. Dentino, MD is Bernhard T. Mittemeyer Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine; Chief, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine; Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program; Professor of Internal Medicine, Family and Community Medicine and Psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences School of Medicine, Lubbock Texas

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