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Geriatric Medicine

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Christine K. Cassel

    1. Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, USA

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  2. Donald E. Riesenberg

    1. Journal of the American Medical Association, Chicago, USA
      Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  3. Leif B. Sorensen

    1. Department of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  4. John R. Walsh

    1. Geriatric Medicine, Portland V.A. Medical Center, Portland, USA

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Table of contents (52 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Fundamentals

    1. Cellular Aging

      • Thomas H. Norwood
      Pages 1-15

    2. Demography, Epidemiology, and Aging

      • Christine K. Cassel, Jacob A. Brody
      Pages 16-27

    3. Social and Psychological Characteristics of Older Persons

      • Bernice L. Neugarten
      Pages 28-37

    4. Ethical Problems in Geriatric Medicine

      • Christine K. Cassel
      Pages 38-47

    5. Neuropsychological Testing

      • Marilyn S. Albert
      Pages 48-54

    6. Instruments to Assess Functional Status

      • Rosalie A. Kane
      Pages 55-65

    7. Principles of Pharmacology

      • Jerry Avorn, Jerry Gurwitz
      Pages 66-77

    8. Screening for Disease in Elderly Persons

      • John R. Feussner, Eugene Z. Oddone
      Pages 78-95

    9. Patterns of Disease: The Challenge of Multiple Illnesses

      • Patrick W. Irvine
      Pages 96-101

    10. Clinical Evaluation of the Patient

      • Christine K. Cassel, John R. Walsh, Mary Shepard, Don Riesenberg
      Pages 102-110

    11. Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Care

      • Peter Pompei
      Pages 111-124

    12. Rehabilitation

      • Kenneth Brummel-Smith
      Pages 125-140

  3. Medical Disorders

    1. Hypertension

      • Edward D. Frohlich
      Pages 141-151

    2. Cardiovascular Disease

      • Nanette K. Wenger
      Pages 152-163

    3. Disorders of Skeletal Aging

      • Diane Meier
      Pages 164-183

    4. Rheumatology

      • Leif B. Sorensen
      Pages 184-211

    5. Orthopedic Problems

      • Lawrence A. Pottenger
      Pages 212-227

    6. Diabetes Mellitus

      • Don Riesenberg
      Pages 228-238

    7. Thyroid Disorders

      • David S. Cooper
      Pages 239-255
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About this book

Reorganized into a single, tightly focused volume, the new edition of Geriatric Medicine offers practical, authoritative, and comprehensive coverage of the diseases, common problems, and medical care of older persons. The thorough revision includes new chapters on "Urinary Incontinence" and "Falls" as well as expanded discussions of rheumatic/orthopedic disorders and neuropsychological testing. Particularly noteworthy is the superb chapter on "Dementia"; written by a neurologist and a psychiatrist, it provides a remarkably complete account of the dementing disorders. The book also reviews central issues in health care systems and policies, including the unique legal aspects of caring for older persons and the rising importance of home care.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, USA

    Christine K. Cassel

  • Journal of the American Medical Association, Chicago, USA

    Donald E. Riesenberg

  • Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Donald E. Riesenberg

  • Department of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Leif B. Sorensen

  • Geriatric Medicine, Portland V.A. Medical Center, Portland, USA

    John R. Walsh

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Geriatric Medicine

  • Editors: Christine K. Cassel, Donald E. Riesenberg, Leif B. Sorensen, John R. Walsh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2093-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-2093-8

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 697

  • Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Originally published in 2 volumes

  • Topics: Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine

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