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Book Detail
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Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Geriatrics, 3/e
Walter, Louise
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780071792080 Category: Gerontology / Geriatrics Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies Doody’s Core Title Rating: 2.9 [Geriatrics] Imprint: McGraw Hill / Medical Audience: Professional and scholarly Dimensions: 9.1 x 1.3 x 7.3 in
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Synopsis:
The definitive guide to safe, effective care of older adults -- updated with important new content and streamlined for quick access - Covers the complete range of topics in geriatric care, including theory and fundamentals, assessment, conditions, diseases, symptoms, policies, and societal issues that affect older patients - Provides a framework for using the functional and cognitive status, prognosis, and social context of patients to guide diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions - Delivers essential information on important topics such as delirium, cognitive impairment, dementia, falls and mobility disorders, Parkinson disease and other movement disorders, sleep disorders, and arthritis - Includes guidance on care in all settings - clinic, home, hospital, and long-term care, as well as pre- and post-operative settings - New content on technology to enhance geriatric care, caregiving support, the unique needs of older immigrants, Medicare and Medicaid, legal issues and conservatorship, aid in dying, assisted living care, short-stay rehabilitation, prostate cancer, marijuana use, syncope, and driving safety
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