This text looks at the most common reasons that lead patients to seek care. Focusing on geriatrics, this book covers pathophysiology, patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. Topics include confusion/memory loss, nutrition, and polypharmacy.
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"This is a brilliantly conceived and executed book for primary care, office-based physicians that highlights in a meaningful way 20 common problems in older adults. This would make a marvelous textbook for discussing outpatient issues in geriatrics."
This user-friendly guide is packed with practical solutions to the problems you face daily.
Features:
-Answers to the most common health problems seen in the elderly from constipation and skin disorders to memory loss, dizziness, and prostate problems
-Practical guidance on polypharmacy, caregiver issues, advance directives,
end-of-life medicine, and much more
-A practical approach to managing chronic disease
-Quick reference charts and tables that organize symptoms, treatments, drug dosages, and more
-Useful algorithms that aid diagnosis and treatment
-Easy-to-read analyses of therapies and diagnostics
-Advice on how behavioral, holistic, and family approaches can enhance outcomes and patient satisfaction
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