Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Geriatrics 2E: Edition 2

Brie Williams · Anna Chang · C. Seth Landefeld · Cyrus Ahalt · Rebecca Conant · Helen Chen

Sep 2014 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

An authoritative, one-stop source of answers on conditions commonly encountered among older adults

For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success.

• Provides a framework for using the functional and cognitive status, prognosis, and social context of patients to guide diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions
• Applies the principles of geriatric medicine in different care settings to address common clinical scenarios and common geriatric conditions
• Includes valuable information on health promotion and disease
• Delivers essential information on important topics such as delirium, cognitive impairment, dementia, falls and mobility disorders, Parkinson and other movement disorders, sleep disorders, and arthritis
• Covers special geriatric considerations in cardiovascular health, cancers, endocrine disorders, skin problems, respiratory disease, and renal disorders
• Concise, practical, and current diagnostic and treatment information on the most common health problems of older adults
• The best quick reference for busy clinicians who provide care for older patients
• Valuable to students, residents, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, internists, and family physicians.
• Includes guidance on care in all settings – clinic, home, hospital, and long-term care, as well as pre- and post-operative settings

About the author

C. Seth Landefeld, MD Co-Director, Geriatric Fellowship Program Director, VA National Quality Scholars Fellowship Professor of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine & Center on Aging University of California - San Francisco San Francisco, CA