Editorial Advisory Committee

Contributors

Acknowledgments

1

Essential Principles in the Care of the Elderly   William Reichel, Christine Arenson, Joseph E. Scherger

2

Assessment of the Older Patient   John D. Gazewood

3

Prevention for Older Adults   Racquel Daley-Placide, Holly Jean Coward

4

Common Complaints in the Elderly   Laura Goldman, Thomas C. Hines, Ilona M. Kopits

5

Appropriate Use of Medications in the Elderly   Elena M. Umland, Cynthia A, Sanoski, Amber King

6

Nutrition and Aging   Jacqueline Lloyd, Randy Huffines

7

Using Exercise as Medicine for Older Adults   Maria A. Fiatarone Singh

8

Diabetes Mellitus in the Older Adult   Lisa B. Caruso, Rebecca A. Silliman

9

Lipid Management in Older Patients   Phil Mendys, Ross J. Simpson, Jr.

10

Hypertension   B. Brent Simmons, Daniel DeJoseph, Christine Arenson

11

Diagnosis and Management of Heart Disease in the Elderly   Joshua M. Stolker, Michael W. Rich

12

Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly   Pushpendra Sharma

13

Stroke in the Older Adult   Kerri S. Remmel

14

Neurological Problems in the Elderly   Michele Zawora, Tsoa-Wei Liang, Hadijatou Jarra

15

Recognition and Management of Delirium   James G.O’Brien, Stephanie Garrett

16

Evaluation and Management of Dementia   Lauren G. Collins, Barry N. Rovner, Marjorie M. Marenberg

17

Clinical Geropsychiatry   John M. Tomkowiak

18

Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Older Patients   Richard D. Blondell, Lynne M. Prydrych, Rita M. Sawyer

19

Aging in Adults with Developmental Disabilities   Paula M. Minlhan

20

Pulmonary Issues in the Elderly   David DeFeo, Shannon S. Carson

21

Gastroenterological Disease in the Older Adult   Christine Hsieh, Cuckoo Choudhary

22

Serious Infections in the Elderly   David Alain Wohl

23

Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Elderly   Karen Krigger, Molly Rose

24

Principles of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Renal Disorders in the Older Patient   Matthew Russell, Rebecca A, Silliman, James Burke

25

Urological Issues in Older Adults   Tomas L. Griebling

26

Urinary Incontinence   Jan Busby-Whitehead, Mary H. Palmer, Theodore N. Johnson

27

Geriatric Gynecology   Carmen Sultana

28

Disorders of the Endocrine Glands   Matthew C. Leinung, Paul J. Davis, Faith B. Davis

29

Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Disorders of the Skeleton in Aging   Karen D. Novielli

30

Common Rheumatic Diseases in the Elderly   Beth L. Jonas

31

Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Elderly   Joseph D. Zuckerman, Aaron Schachter

32

Foot Health for the Elderly: Podogeriatric Overview   Arthur E. Helfand

33

Geriatric Dermatology   James Studdiford, Brooke E. Salzman, Amber Tully

34

Pressure Ulcers: Practical Considerations in Prevention and Treatment   Mary H. Palmer, Jan Busby-Whitehead

35

Anemia and Other Hematological Problems of the Elderly   Inna Sheyner, Karen Travis Stover

36

Cancer in the Elderly   Danielle Snyderman, Christopher Haines, Richard Wender

37

Eye Problems of the Aged   Omesh P. Gupta, William Tasman

38

Geriatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Problems   Clarence (Fred) Gehris, Leonard Proctor, Lauren G. Collins

39

Geriatric Dentistry   Allen D. Samuelson

40

Surgical Principles in the Aged   Susan Galandiuk, Hiram C. Polk, Jr.

41

Rehabilitation in Older Adults   Kenneth Brummel-Smith

42

Community-Based Long-Term Care   Nasiya N. Ahmed, Randal W. Scott, Mindy J. Fain

43

Institutional Long-Term Care   Rebecca D. Elon, Marshall B. Kapp

44

Care for the Elderly Patient at the End of Life   Seema Modi, Terri Maxwell

45

Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity   Jeffrey Philip Spike

46

Injuries in Older Adults   Amy R. Ehrlich, Keiko Kimura, Jody Rogers

47

The Mistreatment of Older Adults   James G.O’Brien

48

Driving and the Older Adult   Alice K. Pomidor, Joanne Schwartzberg

49

Integrative Medicine in the Care of the Elderly   Joel S. Edman, Bettina Herbert

50

Successful Aging: Optimizing Strategies for Primary Care Geriatrics   Thomas L. Edmondson, William Dean Charmak

51

Cell Biology and Physiology of Aging   Richard Falvo

52

Implications of an Aging Society   Daniel Swagerty, Jonathan Evans

53

Ethnogeriatrics   Fred Kobylarz, Gwen Yeo

54

Retirement   Gordon P. Streib

55

Geriatric Sexuality   Lisa Granville, Karen Myers

56

The Elderly, Their Families, and Their Caregivers   Susan Mockus Parks, Laraine Winter

57

Systematic Approaches to Preventing Errors in the Care of the Elderly   Jeanette Koran, Amy Talati, Albert G. Crawford

58

Health Care Organization and Financing   Peter Hollmann

59

Advance Care Planning: Values and Families in End-of Life Care   David J. Doukas, Laurence B. McCullough, Stephen S. Hanson

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Ethical Decision Making in Geriatric Medicine   Brooke E. Salzman, Danielle Snyderman, Robert Perkel

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