Care of the Older Person

Care of the Older Person

Caplan, Ronald

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2022

346

Mole

Inglês

9781032383170

15 a 20 dias

671

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HELPING
1. Introduction
2. Caring for the older person
3. Frailty
4. Physical activity as a countermeasure to frailty
5. Doctor, my spouse is getting forgetful
6. Update on Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and management
7. Navigating the journey of dementia as a caregiver
8. How to diagnose and manage delirium
9. Why does my patient have gait & balance disorders?
10. Could my patient be malnourished?
11. Dental care in older persons
12. Eating, drinking and swallowing problems of vulnerable older adults

VULNERABILITY
13. Architecture and the aging
14. Are the immunizations of my patient up to date?
15. Management of older patients in the emergency department: this man is old, but is it an emergency?
16. Critical care of the older person
17. COVID-19 in long-term care

CARING
18. Arthritis in the older person
19. Stroke prevention in the elderly
20. Advances in cardiac care for older persons
21. Could my patient be at risk of orthostatic hypotension?
22. The care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older adults
23. How do I manage my patient with peripheral arterial disease?
24. How to manage type 2 diabetes in frail elderly patients
25. Hepatobiliary considerations, including cancer
26. Abdominal organ transplantation in the older person

CANCER
27. Cancer in older adults
28. Cancer screening in the older adult
29. Diagnosis and management of bowel cancer
30. Precision medicine and care of the older patient
31. Psycho oncology: living with the fear of death

CONSIDERATIONS
32. Incontinence in older adults
33. Sleep disorders in older persons
34. Polypharmacy and deprescribing in the elderly
35. After menopause
36. The senior adult eye
37. Hearing loss and aging
38. Skin care of the older person: the skin and its associated changes
39. Caring for the older person undergoing plastic surgery

UNDERSTANDING, PROTECTING
40. Elder abuse
41. Late-life anxiety
42. An overview of late-life depression
43. Assessment of decision-making capacity
44. How can older people be protected?
45. Financial guidance for seniors
46. The role of religious belief in the end-of-life care of older persons

MEDICAL TERMS
Medical terms and their meaning: Glossary
Bibliography & Supplemental Bibliography
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Frailty;COVID-19 in Long-term Care;Incontinence;Elder Abuse;Late-life anxiety;Precision Medicine;MoCA;Potentially Inappropriate Medication;Hb A1c;MMSE Score;Gait Speed;MMSE;GAI;Atrial Fibrillation;Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test;Geriatric Syndromes;Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;Clinical Frailty Scale;Arr;Tid;Advance Care Planning;Prn;Alendronate;Frailty Index;Long Term Care Insurance;Trans-thoracic Echocardiogram;UTI;Court Evaluator;Speech Language Pathologist;Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement