Elderly Care Medicine for Lawyers
Routledge Cavendish (Verlag)
978-1-85941-529-0 (ISBN)
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The elderly as a proportion of the population has increased dramatically over the last 100 years. The health care needs of the elderly differ substantially from those of younger patients. This book will provide lawyers with readily available information on common clinical problems that lead to allegations of negligence, for example falls and fractures.
Dr Gurcharan S Rai is a Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine at the Whittington Hospital, Chairman of the Training Committee in Geriatric Medicine in North Thames (East), Regional Adviser in Geriatric Medicine in North East Thames and Hon Secretary of the Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Roayal Society of Medicine. Dr Stephan Webster is Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine at the Addenbrooke's NHS Trust and Honorary Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Common risks to which elderly patients are especially vulnerable; Vascular disease and strokes; Hospital and community services for elderly people; Endocrine and metabolic diseases and treatment; Cancer in old age; Treatment in the elderly; Age based rationing of health care exists in the NHS - but should it?; Discharge of elderly from hospital and community care; Falls in the elderly; Presentation of illness in old age; Hip fractures (fracture of femur); Life expectancy; Incontinence of urine; Ethical issues in care of older people; Elder abuse; Pressure sores; Confusion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.7.2000 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Medico-Legal Practitioners |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85941-529-6 / 1859415296 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85941-529-0 / 9781859415290 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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