Using a unique, case-based approach, Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics, 8th Edition, is the #1 resource of choice for busy primary care providers who need a comprehensive, easy-to-read source of practical clinical guidance to care for the growing population of older adults. You’ll find key clinical information, expert advice, and evidence-based medical guidelines that cover the patient presentations you’re most likely to encounter in everyday practice. The consistent, streamlined content and enjoyable writing style keep you informed and engaged while using the up-to-date, case study format that is ideal for learning, retention, and rapid recall.
- Takes an interprofessional, holistic approach to patient care, covering not only clinical conditions (diagnosis, treatment, and management), but also social, emotional, cultural, and economic considerations
- Uses a highly templated, case study format highlighted by clinical photos, illustrations, tables, and boxes throughout-with many cases and visuals new to this edition
- Contains new chapters or sections on population health from a pandemic perspective; disaster medicine as it applies to older adults; diversity, healthcare equity, inclusion, and social determinants of healthcare in geriatric medicine; gun violence; skin ulcers; anxiety; anticoagulation; kidney disease; revised guidance on drug use in older adults; and more
- Covers key topics such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease management; frailty; polypharmacy and medication management; fall prevention and balance disorders; delirium prevention and management; chronic disease management; nutrition and malnutrition; depression and anxiety; bone health; and much more
- Reflects the most current data available on the unique conditions and needs of older adults
- Includes key learning objectives and USMLE-style questions in every chapter
- Shares expert guidance from a new editorial team of world-class authorities in the field of geriatric medicine, as well as new contributing authors who offer up-to-date, varied perspectives
- Online extras include billing and coding tips; dizziness, gait, and balance video resources; a dermatology quiz; and a Cognitive Status Assessment with tests and patient teaching guides
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
Table of Contents
1. Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults2. Appropriate Prescribing
3. Billing and Coding
4. Cultural and Social Considerations in Caring for Older Adults
5. Ethics
6. Financing and Organization of Healthcare
7. Geriatric Assessment
8. Home Care
9. Hospital Care
10. Integrative and Complementary Medicine
11. Interprofessional Team Care
12. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Medicine in Older Adults
13. Long-Term Care
14. Palliative Care
15. Rehabilitation
16. Wellness and Prevention
17. Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
18. Anticoagulation
19. Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders
20. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
21. Delirium
22. Depression
23. Dizziness
24. Driving
25. Elder Mistreatment
26. Frailty
27. Gait, Balance, and Falls
28. Genito-urinary Disorders in Men and Sexual Health in Older People
29. Geriatric Emergency Care
30. Hearing Impairment
31. Malnutrition and Feeding Problems
32. Persistent Pain
33. Pressure Injuries and Skin Ulcers
34. Sleep Disorders in Older Individuals
35. Substance Use in Older Adults
36. Syncope
37. Urinary Incontinence
38. Visual Impairment and Eye Problems
39. Anemia in Older Adults
40. Arthritis and Related Disorders
41. Geriatric Oncology
42. Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
43. Diabetes Mellitus
44. Foot Problems
45. Geriatric Gastroenterology: A Case-Based Approach
46. Geriatric Dermatology
47. Heart Failure in Older Adults
48. Hypertension
49. Infectious Diseases
50. Chronic Kidney Disease in the Geriatric Population
51. Integrating Geriatric Oral Health with Primary Care: A Case-Based Approach
52. Osteoporosis
53. Parkinson Disease for the Geriatrician
54. Peripheral Vascular Disease
55. Pulmonary Disease
56. Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
57. Thyroid Disorders
