Pathy. 2005. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine. 4th Edition

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The fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine provides an account of the fundamental changes associated with ageing, which are essential to our understanding and management of the elderly sick population. The title has been extensively revised and updates to reflect the enormous changes in treatment options and medical conditions emerged since publication of the third edition. Written by worldwide experts of international repute, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive single reference source currently available.

Principles & Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Fourth Edition incorporates:

More than 30 new chapters, including:

Preventive geriatrics, Anorexia of Aging, Managements of Weight Loss, Dehydration, Vitamins and Minerals in the Elderly, Cancer and Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Treatment of Behavioral Disorders, The Older Patient with Down's Syndrome, Drug Abuse in Older People, Breast Cancer, Women's health

A truly global perspective, including new chapter on:

Care of the elderly in Israel: old age in a young land, Geriatric Medicine in China, Geriatric medicine education in Europe, Geriatrics from the European Union Perspective, India, Day Hospitals, Perspectives from Latin America

The title will be indispensable for all those involved in the treatment of older patients:

* Gerontologists to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the field
* General practitioners and specialists in health policy and community care, who increasingly have to deal with a significant number of older people.
* Academic researchers in geriatric medicine, who are in need for an all encompassing reference work
* Medical registrars (UK) / residents (US) in order to pass their exams
* Teachers of Geriatric Medicine
* Hospital libraries with increasing budgets to spend on much needed resource in this growing field.
* Professionals within the pharmaceutical industry in order to monitor treatment options and new prescription developments.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors.

Preface.
Preface to Third Edition.
Preface to Second Edition.
Preface to First Edition.

1 Historical Perspectives - Michael J. Denham.

Part I Human Aging: A Biological Perspective.

2 A Biological Perspective on Aging - Thomas B.L. Kirkwood.
3 Immunity and Aging - Katsuiku Hirokawa, Masanori Utsuyama and Takashi Makinodan.
4 Physiology of Aging - Rafi Kevorkian.
5 Aging of the Brain - Charles Mobbs.
6 Psychological Aspects of Aging - Peggy A. Szwabo.
7 Neurochemistry of Aging - Alan M. Palmer and Paul T. Francis.
8 Neuropathology of Aging - Seth Love.

Part II Human Aging: Social and Community Perspectives.

9 The Demography of Aging - Kenneth G. Manton.
10 Social and Community Aspects of Aging - Rodney M. Coe, John E. Morley and Nina Tumosa.
11 Sexuality and Aging - John E. Morley.
12 Physical Fitness and Exercise - Maria A. Fiatarone Singh.
13 Transportation, Driving, and Older Adults - Desmond O’Neill and David Carr.
14 Smoking in the Elderly - Norman J. Vetter.
15 Alcohol Use and Abuse - Mary C. Dufour.
16 On the Evolution of All-cause and Cause-specific Mortality in the Age Class 75–84 years: a Worldwide Overview - Hugo E. Kesteloot.
17 Elder Abuse - Jed Rowe.
18 Smart Homes - Roger D. Orpwood.

Part III Medicine in Old Age.

19 Preventive Geriatrics - Joseph H. Flaherty and Antony J. Bayer.
20 Polypharmacy, is this Another Disease? - Oscar A. Cepeda and John E. Morley.

vi CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1.

21 The Problem-Orientated Approach to Geriatric Medicine - Cameron G. Swift.

Section 1 Eating Disorders and Nutritional Health.

22 Oral Health - Janet E. Griffiths.
23 Oral Disease - Donald Murray Walker.
24 Epidemiology of Nutrition and Aging - Wija A. van Staveren and Lisette C.P.G.M de Groot.
25 Absorption of Nutrients - Akeeb Adedokun.
26 The Anorexia of Aging - Ian M. Chapman.
27 Weight Loss in Older Adults - David R. Thomas and Bruno Vellas.
28 Dehydration - Margaret-Mary G. Wilson.
29 Vitamins and Minerals in the Elderly - Seema Joshi and John E. Morley.
30 Obesity in the Elderly - Richard Y.T. Chen and Gary A. Wittert.

Section 2 Gastro Disorders.

31 Changes in Gastrointestinal Motor and Sensory Function Associated with Aging - Christopher K. Rayner and Michael Horowitz.
32 Gastrointestinal Bleeding - Syed H. Tariq.
33 Liver and Gall Bladder - Margaret-Mary G. Wilson.
34 Sphincter Function - Syed H. Tariq.
35 Constipation - Charlene M. Prather.
36 Diseases of the Pancreas - John S. Morris.

Section 3 Hematological Disorders.

37 Anemia in Older Persons - David R. Thomas.
38 Disorders of Hemostasis - Kingsley K. Hampton.
39 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - Kingsley K. Hampton.
40 Anticoagulants in the Elderly - Hamsaraj G.M. Shetty and Philip A. Routledge.
41 Myelodysplasia - Martha Wadleigh, David S. Rosenthal and Richard M. Stone.
42 Management of Leukemia in the Elderly - Hussain Saba and Lodovico Balducci.

Section 4 Cardiovascular Disease and Health.

43 Epidemiology of Heart Disease - Chris MacKnight and Colin Powell.
44 Cardiac Aging and Systemic Disorders - David J. Stott and Arun K. Singh.
45 Arrhythmias in the Elderly - A. John Camm and Laurence Nunn .
46 Ischemic Heart Disease in Elderly - Persons Wilbert S. Aronow.
47 Valvular Disease in the Elderly - Jeffrey S. Borer.
48 Hypertension - Ramzi R. Hajjar.
49 Mechanisms of Heart Failure - Michael P. Frenneaux and Lynne K. Williams.
50 Heart Failure in the Elderly - Michael W. Rich.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1.

51 Management of Acute Cardiac Emergencies and Cardiac Surgery - Wilbert S. Aronow.
52 Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly - Ulrich O. von Oppell and Adam Szafranek.
53 Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis - Andrew C. Newby.
54 Peripheral Vascular Disease in Elderly Persons - Wilbert S. Aronow.
55 Venous Thromboembolism - Gordon D.O. Lowe.
56 Cardiac Cachexia - Gerhard-Paul Diller and Stefan D. Anker.
57 Cardiac Rehabilitation in Older People - Niccol`o Marchionni, Francesco Fattirolli, Lucio A. Rinaldi and Giulio Masotti.

Section 5 Respiratory Diseases.

58 Epidemiology of Respiratory Infection - Joseph M. Mylotte.
59 The Effect of Aging on the Respiratory Skeletal Muscles - Meme Wijesinghe and Lindsey Dow.
60 Aspiration Pneumonia - Takashi Ohrui and Hidetada Sasaki.
61 Respiratory Disease in the Elderly - Martin J. Connolly.
62 Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Peter Spiegler and Jonathan S. Ilowite.
63 Sleep Disorders in Elderly People - Paul Montgomery.

Section 6 CNS Disorders.

64 Neurological Signs of Aging - Andrew J. Larner.
65 Headache in the Elderly - Stephen D. Silberstein and William B. Young.
66 Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism in the Elderly - Jeremy R. Playfer.
67 Non Parkinsonian Movement Disorders in the Elderly - Katie Kompoliti and Cynthia L. Comella.
68 Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - Dennis S. Oh and Peter McL. Black.
69 Epidemiology of Stroke - Mitchell T. Wallin and John F. Kurtzke.
70 Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis - Lucy J. Coward and Martin M. Brown.
71 Acute Stroke - Peter Crome and Elliot F. Epstein.
72 Secondary Stroke - Helen Rodgers.
73 Communication Disorders and Dysphagia - Pamela M. Enderby.
74 Stroke Rehabilitation - Lalit Kalra.
75 Clinical Psychology in Physical Rehabilitation - Julie R. Wilcox and Janice Rees.
76 Epilepsy - Pamela M. Crawford.
77 Syncope and Nonepileptic Attacks - Richard C. Roberts.
78 Peripheral Neuropathy - Bakri H. Elsheikh Mohamed and Miriam L. Freimer.
79 Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction - Ian K. Hart.
80 Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic-Obesity - Richard N. Baumgartner and Debra L. Waters.
81 Muscle Disorders - David Hilton-Jones.
82 Motor Neurone Disease - Hardev S. Pall.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1.

83 Abnormalities of the Autonomic Nervous System - Kenneth J. Collins.
84 Control of Chronic Pain - Robert D. Helme and Benny Katz.
85 Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis - M.S. John Pathy.
86 Spinovascular Insufficiency - M.S. John Pathy.
87 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage- Jan van Gijn and Gabriel J.E. Rinkel.
88 Acute and Chronic Subdural Hematoma - Jonathan A. Vafidis.

Appendix: Conversion of SI Units to Standard Units.

Index.

List of Contributors.

Preface.
Preface to Third Edition.
Preface to Second Edition.
Preface to First Edition.

Section 7 Dementia and Cognitive Disorders.

89 Communication Disorders in Dementia - Jennie A. Powell.
90 Delirium - Joseph H. Flaherty.
91 Memory Clinics - Antony J. Bayer.
92 Cellular Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease - Jean-Pierre Brion.
93 Clinical Aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease - Fatemeh Nourhash´emi, Alan J. Sinclair and Bruno Vellas.
94 Mild Cognitive Impairment - Pieter Jelle Visser.
95 Vascular Dementia - Ingmar Skoog.
96 Other Dementias - Wee Shiong Lim and William A. Banks.
97 Treatment of Behavioral Disorders - Ladislav Volicer.
98 Geriatric Psychiatry - Abhilash K. Desai and George T. Grossberg.
99 Organization of Services in Geriatric Psychiatry - Susan M. Benbow and David Jolley.
100 Depression in Late Life: Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment - Natalie Sachs-Ericsson and Dan G. Blazer.
101 The Older Patient with Down’s Syndrome - John E. Morley.
102 Drug Misuse and the Older Person: A Contradiction in Terms? - Ilana B. Crome.

Section 8 Special Senses.

103 Disorders of the Eye - Nina Tumosa.
104 The Epidemiology of Hearing in Aging Population - Adrian C. Davis and Padma Moorjani.
105 Auditory System - R. Gareth Williams.
106 Disorders of the Vestibular System - Linda M. Luxon and Charlotte ° Agrup.
107 Smell and Taste - Richard L. Doty.

Section 9 Bone and Joint Health.

108 Age-related Changes in Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Loss - Harvey James Armbrecht.
109 Paget’s Disease of Bone - Sanjay Sharma and Kenneth W. Lyles.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2.

110 Epidemiology of Osteoporosis - Horace M. Perry.
111 Osteoporosis and its Consequences: a Major Threat to the Quality of Life in the Elderly - Ren´e Rizzoli.
112 Gait, Balance, and Falls - Peter W. Overstall and Thorsten Nikolaus.
113 Foot Problems in the Elderly - Arthur E. Helfand and Donald F. Jessett.
114 Hip Fracture and Orthogeriatrics - Antony Johansen and Martyn Parker.
115 Diseases of the Joints - Terry L. Moore.
116 Back Pain - John V. Butler.

Section 10 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.

117 Water and Electrolyte Balance in Health and Disease - Allen I. Arieff.
118 Endocrinology of Aging - John E. Morley and Moon J. Kim.
119 The Pituitary Gland - James F. Lamb and John E. Morley.
120 Thyroid Disorders - Rachel F. Oiknine and Arshag D. Mooradian.
121 Ovarian and Testicular Function - Syed H. Tariq.
122 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Senior Citizens - Alan J. Sinclair and Graydon S. Meneilly.

Section 11 Urogenital Disorders.

123 Gynecology and the Older Patient - Radha Indusekhar, F. O’Mahony and P.M.S. O’Brien.
124 The Aging Bladder - James M. Cummings and Kimberly C. Berni.
125 Prostate Diseases - Timothy D. Moon and Jennifer L. Maskel.
126 Urinary Incontinence - Margaret-Mary G. Wilson.
127 Renal Diseases - Carlos G. Musso and Juan F. Mac´ıas-N´unez.

Section 12 Cancer.

128 Cancer and Aging - Claudia Beghe and Lodovico Balducci.
129 Oncological Emergencies and Urgencies - Samuel Spence McCachren.
130 Breast Cancer in the Elderly - R.E. Mansel and A. Srivastava.

Section 13 Functional Disorders and Rehabilitation.

131 Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment - Laurence Z. Rubenstein and Andreas E. Stuck.
132 Function Assessment Scales - Fredric D. Wolinsky.
133 Frailty - John E. Morley.
134 Rehabilitation - Paul M. Finucane and Philip J. Henschke.

Section 14 Special Issues.

135 Skin Disorders in the Elderly - Daniel S. Loo, Mina Yaar and Barbara A. Gilchrest.
136 Pressure Ulceration - Joseph E. Grey and Keith G. Harding.
137 Perioperative and Postoperative Medical Assessment - D. Gwyn Seymour.
138 Anesthesia in Older People - Suzanne Crowe.
139 Health Issues in the Aging Female - Carolyn Philpot.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2.

140 Antiaging - Alfred L. Fisher.
141 Ethical Issues - Maureen Junker-Kenny and Davis Coakley.
142 Restraints and Immobility - Elizabeth A. Capezuti and Laura M. Wagner.
143 Centenarians - Thomas T. Perls and Dellara F. Terry.

Section 15 Diagnostic Interventions.

144 Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology - J. Richard Harding.

Section 16 Infectious Disorders.

145 Infectious Diseases - Ann R. Falsey.
146 Tuberculosis - Shobita Rajagopalan and Thomas T. Yoshikawa.
147 Infective Endocarditis in the Elderly - Philippe Moreillon, Alain Bizzini and Yok Ai Que.
148 Infections of the Central Nervous System - Michael Blank and Allan R. Tunkel.

Part IV Health Care Systems.

149 Geriatric Medicine Education in Europe - Antonio Cherubini, Philippe Huber and Jean-Pierre Michel.
150 Education in Geriatric Medicine in the United Kingdom - Robert W. Stout.
151 The Contribution of Family Doctors to the Primary Care of Older People: Lessons from the British Experience - Steve Iliffe.
152 Carers and the Role of the Family - Jo Moriarty.
153 Nursing Home Care - David R. Thomas and John E. Morley.
154 Clinical Audit of Health Care - Jonathan M. Potter and Michael G. Pearson.
155 Improving Quality of Care - Julie K. Gammack and Carolyn D. Philpot.
156 Resident Assessment Instrument/ Minimum Data Set - Brant E. Fries, Catherine Hawes, John N. Morris and Roberto Bernabei.
157 Nursing (UK) - Nicky Hayes.
158 Geriatric Occupational Therapy: Focus on Participation in Meaningful Daily Living - Karen F. Barney.
159 Systems of Health Care: the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia - Julie K. Gammack, Gideon A. Caplan and Krishnendu Ghosh.
160 Geriatric Day Hospitals - Neil D. Gillespie and Irene D. Turpie.
161 Health and Care for Older People in the United Kingdom - Clive Bowman and Catherine Dixon.
162 Geriatrics in the United States - John E. Morley and Julie K. Gammack.
163 Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan - Yuko Suda and Ryutaro Takahashi.
164 Care of the Elderly in Israel: Old Age in a Young Land - A. Mark Clarfield, Jenny Brodsky and Arthur Leibovitz.
165 Geriatric Medicine in China - Leung-Wing Chu.
166 Aging in Developing Countries - Luis M. Guti´errez-Robledo.
167 Geriatrics from the European Union Perspective - Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft and Paul V. Knight.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2.

168 Delivery of Health Care in India - Om Prakash Sharma.
169 Geriatrics in Latin - America Fernando Morales-Mart´ınez and Martha Pelaez.
170 Management of the Dying Patient - Ilora G. Finlay and Saskie Dorman.

Appendix: Conversion of SI Units to Standard Units.

Index.