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ADVANCED AGE GERIATRIC CARE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE

Geriatrics

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<P>As Baby Boomers age, concerns over healthcare systems' abilities to accommodate geriatric patients grow. This is especially true with the <Q>the oldest of the old</Q> population: those aged 85+. This demographic is the fastest growing segment of most developed countries. In the U.S., the group is projected to double to 9.6 million by 2030. Increased life expectancy since the early 1900s has been built on the improvement of living conditions, diet, public health and advancement in medical care. With this we have seen a steady decline in the age-specific prevalence of vascular and heart diseases, stroke and even dementia. Older persons are healthier today than decades ago. More importantly than any other age group, care of this group must be individualized; management decisions should consider the persons' wishes, quality of life, function and mental capacity.  Inevitably, there is an increase in the prevalence of older persons with chronic diseases, multiple co-existing pathologies and neuro-degenerative diseases. The population is often excluded from drug trials and treatments are largely based on findings extrapolated from that of the younger old. Furthermore, physiologically they are more diverse than other segments of the population. Their demographic characteristics are unparalleled and different compared to the younger old. Several studies have drawn attention to attitudes among health professionals towards elderly people and many show prejudice because they are old. As a result, the use of age as a criteria in determining the appropriateness of treatment has limited validity, yet there are limited resources that guide physicians through these challenges.  This book creates a greater awareness of these challenges and offers practical guidelines for working within the infrastructures vital to this demographic. This book is designed for geriatricians, primary care physicians, junior medical officers, specialty geriatrics nurses, and gerontologists.</P>

Advanced Age Geriatric Care

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Disclaimer.
Contents.
Contributors.
About the Editors.
1: General Considerationss.
2: Ageing and Longevity.
3: End-of-Life Care in Geriatric Population.
4: Elderly Abuse and Neglect.
5: Decision-Making Capacity and Consent in the Older Adult.
6: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.
7: Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes and Support Services.
8: Immune System, Immunosenescence and Immunisation in the Elderly.
9: Ortho-geriatric Care.
10: Geriatric Anaesthesia.
11: Geriatric Diagnostic Imaging.
12: Geriatric Care in General Practice.
13: Geriatric Rehabilitation.
14: Geriatric Palliative Care.
15: The Elderly in Intensive Care.
16: Common Diseases in Older Adults.
17: Cardiovascular Diseases in the Very Elderly.
18: Kidney Diseases in the Elderly.
19: Mental Illness in the Oldest-Old.
20: Eye Problems in the Oldest Old.
21: Dental and Oral Conditions in the Very Elderly.
22: Cancer in the Very Elderly and Management.
23: Geriatric Skin and Dermatosis.
24: Joints and Musculoskeletal Disorders.
25: Respiratory Disorders in the Oldest of the Old.
26: Managing Osteoporosis in Oldest of Old.
27: Geriatric Syndromes and Related Problems.
28: Malnutrition and Malabsorption in the Elderly.
29: Constipation, Faecal and Urinary Incontinence.
30: Gait Disorders in the Elderly.
31: Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Some Chronic Disorders.
32: Syncope in the Very Elderly: Diagnosis and Treatment.
33: Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity and Frailty in Older Adults.
34: Headache in the Elderly.
35: Delirium in the Oldest of Old.
36: Prescribing to the Oldest Old.
37: Dementia in the Oldest Old.
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