Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Geriatrics, 3/e: Edition 3
Anna Chang
Jul 2020 · McGraw Hill Professional
Ebook
736
Pages
About this ebook
The definitive guide to safe, effective care of older adults—updated with important new content and streamlined for quick access
Doody's Core Titles for 2023!
- Covers the complete range of topics in geriatric care, including theory and fundamentals, assessment, conditions, diseases, symptoms, policies, and societal issues that affect older patients
- Provides a framework for using the functional and cognitive status, prognosis, and social context of patients to guide diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions
- Delivers essential information on important topics such as delirium, cognitive impairment, dementia, falls and mobility disorders, Parkinson disease and other movement disorders, sleep disorders, and arthritis
- Includes guidance on care in all settings – clinic, home, hospital, and long-term care, as well as pre- and post-operative settings
- New content on technology to enhance geriatric care, caregiving support, the unique needs of older immigrants, Medicare and Medicaid, legal issues and conservatorship, aid in dying, assisted living care, short-stay rehabilitation, prostate cancer, marijuana use, syncope, and driving safety
About the author
Louise Walter, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Anna Chang, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Rebecca Conant, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Pei Chen, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Daphne Lo, MD, MAEd, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
G. Mike Harper, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Josette Rivera, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Michi Yukawa, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Anna Chang, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Rebecca Conant, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Pei Chen, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Daphne Lo, MD, MAEd, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
G. Mike Harper, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Josette Rivera, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
Michi Yukawa, MD, Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco
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