Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Author: Michael W. Rich
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2012-11-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455747564

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine focuses on the pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and device therapies in the medical management of cardiac rhythm disorders in the elderly population. It also reviews the epidemiology of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in older adults, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: stroke prevention, bradyarrhythmias and conduction disorders, and comorbidities, quality of life, and end-of-life issues in older patients with heart rhythm disorders.

Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older Adults, an Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older Adults, an Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Author: Michael W. Rich
Publisher: Saunders
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-10-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781455749348

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine focuses on the pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and device therapies in the medical management of cardiac rhythm disorders in the elderly population. It also reviews the epidemiology of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in older adults, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: stroke prevention, bradyarrhythmias and conduction disorders, and comorbidities, quality of life, and end-of-life issues in older patients with heart rhythm disorders.

Geriatric Dermatology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Dermatology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Author: David R. Thomas
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2013-05-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455771805

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine features expert clinical reviews on Geriatric Dermatology which includes current information on topics such as diagnosis and management of bullous disease, common skin cancers in older adults, psoriasis, management of pressure ulcers, management of venous stasis disease, approach to diabetic and vascular ulcers, diagnosis and management of soft tissue infections, cutaneous fungal infections in older adults, management of scabies and generalized pruritus, herpes zoster and other herpes infections, and adverse drug effects in aging skin.

Geriatric Emergency Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Geriatric Emergency Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book
Author: Christopher R. Carpenter
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455771791

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine features expert clinical reviews on Geriatric Emergency Medicine which includes current information on topics such as palliative medicine and emergency care, alternative management strategies, transitions of care, the emergency department observation unit and the older patient, generalized weakness, altered mental status, trauma management, acute pain management, acute visual changes, orthopedic emergencies, dizziness, palpitations, acute stroke syndromes, abuse and neglect, and electrolyte and endocrine emergencies.

Updates in Geriatric Nephrology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Updates in Geriatric Nephrology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Author: Edgar V. Lerma
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2013-08-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323186238

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine features expert clinical reviews on Renal Disease in Older Adults which includes current information on topics such as Anatomic/ Physiological Changes with Aging, Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults, Electrolyte Problems in Older Adults, Glomerular Disease in Older Adults, Hypertension in Older Adults, Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults, End-stage Renal Disease in Older Adults, Decision Making in the Older Adult Patient with Advanced Kidney Disease, Obstructive Uropathy in Older Adults, Drug Dosing, Transplantation in Older Adults, and Slowing the Aging Process.

Total Joint Arthroplasty, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Total Joint Arthroplasty, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Author: C. Allyson Jones
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455747556

Total joint replacement is an effective procedure, resulting in decreased pain and improved function and quality of life in patients of all age groups including the elderly. The use of TJR is increasing and therefore this issue reviews topics such as patient satisfaction with total joint arthroplasty, patient reported outcomes, rehabilitation with total joint arthroplasty, minimally Invasive total joint arthroplasty, and peri-operative complications of total joint arthroplasty.

Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine

Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine
Author: Alan J. Sinclair
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 3453
Release: 2012-03-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1119954142

This new edition of the comprehensive and renowned textbook Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine offers a fully revised and updated review of geriatric medicine. It covers the full spectrum of the subject, features 41 new chapters, and provides up-to-date, evidence-based, and practical information about the varied medical problems of ageing citizens. The three editors, from UK, USA and France, have ensured that updated chapters provide a global perspective of geriatric medicine, as well as reflect the changes in treatment options and medical conditions which have emerged since publication of the 4th edition in 2006. The book includes expanded sections on acute stroke, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory diseases, and features a new section on end-of-life care. In the tradition of previous editions, this all-encompassing text continues to be a must-have text for all clinicians who deal with older people, particularly geriatric medical specialists, gerontologists, researchers, and general practitioners. This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store. Praise for the 4th edition: "...an excellent reference for learners at all clinical and preclinical levels and a useful contribution to the geriatric medical literature." —Journal of the American Medical Association, November 2006 5th edition selected for 2012 Edition of Doody's Core TitlesTM

Principles and Practice of Geriatric Sleep Medicine

Principles and Practice of Geriatric Sleep Medicine
Author: S. R. Pandi-Perumal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2009-11-26
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0521896703

This is a concise and comprehensive review of geriatric sleep medicine from a multidisciplinary viewpoint.

Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Author: Joseph H. Kahn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2014-01-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1107677645

This comprehensive volume provides a practical framework for evaluation, management and disposition of this growing vulnerable patient population.

Issues in Family Medicine Research and Practice: 2013 Edition

Issues in Family Medicine Research and Practice: 2013 Edition
Author:
Publisher: ScholarlyEditions
Total Pages: 924
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1490106782

Issues in Family Medicine Research and Practice: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Internal Medicine. The editors have built Issues in Family Medicine Research and Practice: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Internal Medicine in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Family Medicine Research and Practice: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.