Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine

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Fundamentals of
Geriatric Medicine
Ronald D.T. Cape
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Isadore Rossman
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center; and
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine reviews the most important aspects of sound
geriatric care, including up-to-date fundamental information and practical guidelines
for clinical situations.
This self-instructional text contains a series of twenty-seven lessons grouped in
five major areas: Fundamentals of Clinical Geriatrics, The Biology of Aging, Diag-
nosis, Management, and Controversies in Geriatric Medicine. These lessons cover
• management goals for the elderly patient • genetic and nongenetic theories of
aging • age-related physiologic changes • special diagnostic problems • therapeutic
approaches to common physical and psychiatric problems. The section on current
controversies in geriatrics considers the significance of hypertension, estrogen... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Fundamentals of
Geriatric Medicine
Ronald D.T. Cape
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Isadore Rossman
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center; and
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine reviews the most important aspects of sound
geriatric care, including up-to-date fundamental information and practical guidelines
for clinical situations.
This self-instructional text contains a series of twenty-seven lessons grouped in
five major areas: Fundamentals of Clinical Geriatrics, The Biology of Aging, Diag-
nosis, Management, and Controversies in Geriatric Medicine. These lessons cover
• management goals for the elderly patient • genetic and nongenetic theories of
aging • age-related physiologic changes • special diagnostic problems • therapeutic
approaches to common physical and psychiatric problems. The section on current
controversies in geriatrics considers the significance of hypertension, estrogen re-
placement therapy, nutritional management, surgical risk assessment:, and the use
of extraordinary measures for the critically ill and dying patient.
Each concisely written section states educational objectives, includes an intro-
ductory overview, and provides multiple-choice examination questions. Also fea-
tured is a set of six Patient Management Problems (PMPs)—simulated case histories
that invite the reader to apply the information reviewed in the text. Each PMP briefly
describes a patient's problem, then poses a series of decision-making questions
regarding history-taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, and environment.
The reader is asked to choose appropriate tests, procedures, or therapies, and receives
a detailed critique of his/her choice.
Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine offers a practicaleffective way for both
practicing physicians and physicians in training to equip themselves with the facts
they need to better serve the growing geriatric patient population. It is an ideal
introductory text for medical students in their third-year clerkship in internal med-
icine, in fourth-year subinternships in family medicine and internal medicine, and
for residents in each of these areas. Nurses and other health care professionals will
also find Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine informative and instructive reading.
Rodney M.Coe
St. Louis University School of Medicine; and
Veterans Administration Medical Center
St. Louis, Missouri Vissza