Practical Therapeutics for the Older Patient

The proportion of elderly people, particularly those aged over 75 years, is rising steadily. This guide to the management of common medical problems in the elderly should provide a framework for improved prescribing of treatment in older patients.

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The proportion of elderly people, particularly those aged over 75 years, is rising steadily in the population. This guide to the management of common medical problems in the elderly provides a framework for improved prescribing of treatment in older patients by addressing problems specific to geriatric medicine. It is laid out in a structured problem-orientated format and each chapter is enhanced by a synopsis of the major ageing changes in that particular system, and should improve insight into what is physiological rather than pathological.