Geriatrics at Your Fingertips 2000 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787269190 ISBN 13: 9780787269197

Synopsis

This new edition of Geriatrics At Your Fingertips is a guide to the evaluation and management of the diseases and disorders that most commonly effect older persons.

· Fully updated text, with information on new medications released as recently as November 2003

· New Information based on current clinical guidelines, such as the 2003 JNC 7 Report

· New assessment instrument on medication appropriateness

· New table on common herbal and alternative medications used by older adults, with side effects and cautions

· New sections on hospital discharge planning, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin ulcers, and syncope

· New algorithms on evaluation of hypoproliferative anemia, pharmacologic management of osteoarthritis, pain assessment in elders with severe cognitive impairment, and evaluation of suspected pulmonary emboli

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The fourth edition of Geriatrics at Your Fingertips is a portable, practical and economical tool for professionals who provide primary care to older persons. Content focuses on the evaluation and management of the diseases and disorders that most commonly affect older persons in various healthcare settings. GAYF minimizes the time clinicians spend searching for the information that they need to make patient care decisions.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0787269190
• ISBN 13: 9780787269197
• Binding: Paperback