Overview

This book aims to be a single point of reference for advances in the care of geriatric populations across medical and surgical specialties. The aging population is a unique demographic with its own health challenges. Geriatricians are specifically trained to address these challenges but few medical students or residents enter geriatrics, even as the demand for geriatric expertise increases. The practices of many medical and surgical specialists are dominated by older patients who may themselves see many specialists but rarely visit geriatricians. This updated edition elucidates the most common medical conditions seen in aging patients and translates approaches to those conditions for physicians across specialties. Divided into three sections that assemble crosscutting issues, medical specialties, and surgical and related specialties, this book serves as a guide for clinicians of all backgrounds who will work with older patients as the demographic ages further. This second edition of Geriatrics for Specialists expands the number of specialist chapters to reflect growth in research in aging and clinical care for older people in dermatology, plastic surgery, and behavioral neurology. All original chapters from the first edition are extensively revised and updated to reflect the rapid growth of new knowledge in the field.

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Author:   Andrew G. Lee ,  Jane F. Potter ,  G. Michael Harper
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2021
Weight:   1.011kg
ISBN:  

9783030762735

ISBN 10:   3030762734
Pages:   393
Publication Date:   02 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Frailty.- Delirium.- Preoperative Evaluation.- Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults.- Medication Management.- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.- Hospital Medicine.- Screening Tools for Geriatric Assessment by Specialists.- Cardiothoracic Surgery.- Emergency Medicine.- Geriatric Trauma and Emergency General Surgery.- Special Evidence-Based Considerations in Geriatric Gynecologic Care: Pelvic Floor Disorders.- Geriatric Cross-Cutting Issues in Ophthalmology.- Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery.- Rehabilitation.- Urology.- Vascular Surgery.- Rheumatology.- Cardiovascular Disease.- Endocrinology.- Gastroenterology.- Infection and Immunity in Older Adults.- Kidney Disease.- A Geriatric Perspective on Oncology Care.- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.- Behavioral Neurology.- Geriatric Dermatology.

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Andrew G. Lee Houston Methodist Hospital Chair, Department of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY USA Jane F. Potter Professor of Medicine Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care Home Instead Center for Successful Aging University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE USA   G. Michael Harper Professor of Medicine Division of Geriatrics University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Staff Physician, San Francisco VA Health Care System San Francisco, CA USA

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