ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice. Chapters are written by experts, and are based on the specialty geriatric medicine curriculum in the UK.
ABC of Geriatric Medicine is a highly illustrated, informative, and practical source of knowledge, with links to further information and resources. It is an essential guide where management of the ageing population is a major health issue – for hospital and family doctors, students, nurses and other members of the multi–disciplinary team.
Contributors vi
Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine 1Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley
2 Prescribing in Older People 5Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth
3 Delirium 11John Holmes
4 Falls 16Nicola Cooper
5 Bone Health 23Katrina Topp
6 Syncope 28Raja Hussain
7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke 34Jon Cooper
8 Dementia 39John Wattis & Stephen Curran
9 Urinary Incontinence 43Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle
10 Peri–operative Problems 48Kirsty Forrest
11 Rehabilitation 53Lauren Ralston & John Young
12 Palliative Care 59Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite
13 Discharge Planning 64Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley
14 Intermediate Care 69Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy
15 Benefi ts and Social Services 73John Pearn & Rosemary Young
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Kirsty ForrestConsultant in Anaesthesia and Education, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Graham MulleyProfessor of Elderly Medicine and President of the British Geriatrics Society, St James′s University Hospital, Leeds, UK