Elderly Care Medicine (eBook)

Elderly Care Medicine Lecture Notes provides all the
necessary information, within one short volume, for a sound
introduction to the particular characteristics and needs of elderly
patients.

Presented in a user-friendly format, combining readability
with high-quality illustrations, this eighth edition has been
thoroughly revised to reflect advances in knowledge on how disease
presents in elderly people, and changes in management practice,
particularly regarding stroke, dementia, delirium, and cancer.

New for this edition, Elderly Care Medicine Lecture
Notes also features:

* More treatment tables and boxes throughout for rapid access
and revision

* Expansion of material on polypharmacy and prescribing

* Discussion of emotional support, counselling and
spirituality

* Advice for doctors on breaking bad news and end-of-life
care

* Consideration of ethical and legal issues

A companion website at href="http://www.lecturenoteseries.com/elderlycaremed">www.lecturenoteseries.com/elderlycaremed
features appendices which can be used as guidelines in a clinical
setting, key revision points for each chapter, further reading
suggestions, and extended content for specialty training in
geriatrics.

Not only is this book a great starting point to support initial
teaching on the topic, but it is also easy to dip in and out of for
reference or revision at the end of a module, rotation or final
exams. Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge
of geriatrics, Elderly Care Medicine Lecture Notes presents
'need to know' information for all those involved in treating
elderly people.