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Geriatrics for Specialists

John R. Burton, Andrew G. Lee, Jane F. Potter (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XV, 350 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-31829-5 (ISBN)

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lt;p>This book focuses on the circumstances that lead to the marked increasedvulnerability of seniors and are most challenging to clinicians including thepresence of multiple chronic medical conditions, variable losses ofphysiological function, and heterogeneity among individuals. Written bythe experts who lead the initiative to deliver high quality surgical andmedical care to the elderly, Geriatricsfor Specialists is the first book of its kind to provide the comprehensive knowledgespecialists and associated generalists need to deliver quality health care toseniors. With topics on important cross cutting issues like frailty,delirium and polypharmacy and specialty chapters on emergency medicine,anesthesia, many surgical and medical disciplines and rehabilitation, this book provides clinicians the knowledge and tools needed to evaluate,treat and manage the unique needs of seniors.

Geriatrics for Specialists was created as a resource for specialist, generalists and allied healthprofessionals and their students and trainees who care for elderly patients.

John R. Burton, MDProfessor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Mason F. Lord Building, Center Tower, 7th FloorBaltimore, MD 21224-2735Andrew G. Lee, MDProfessor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell MedicineClinical Professor of Ophthalmology, UTMB and UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterAdjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine and University of IowaChair, Blanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX 77030

Frailty.- Delirium.- Emergency Medicine.- Anesthesiology.- General and Trauma Surgery.- Ophthalmology.- Otolaryngology.- Urology.- Orthopedic Surgery.- Vascular Surgery.- Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery.- Gynecology.- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.- The Specialties of Internal Medicine.- Cardiology.- Nephrology.- Gastroenterology.- Endocrinology.- Rheumatology.- Pulmonary Medicine.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2016
Zusatzinfo	XV, 350 p. 44 illus., 35 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
Schlagworte	Acute Care for Older Adults • Chronic Diseases in Older Adults • Evaluation and Management • General Practice / Family Medicine • Geriatric Assessment • Geriatrics/Gerontology • Intensive / Critical Care Medicine • Medicine • nursing • primary care medicine • Specialist Care for the Elderly
ISBN-10	3-319-31829-2 / 3319318292
ISBN-13	978-3-319-31829-5 / 9783319318295
Zustand	Neuware