Isbn: 9798194885053 - advanced geriatric medicine: an evidence-based textbook of comprehensive assessment, clinical management, rehabilitation, palliative care, long-term care, and healthy aging in older adults (3 risultati)

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Older adults rarely present with one simple problem. A fall may be connected to medication, poor vision, frailty, infection, low blood pressure, or neurological disease. Confusion may signal delirium, dementia, pain, dehydration, or an adverse drug reaction. Effective geriatric care requires clinicians to see the whole person, not only the diagnosis.Advanced Geriatric Medicine is a comprehensive, evidence-based textbook designed to make the complex care of older adults clearer, safer, and more practical.Written in accessible language, this richly illustrated textbook combines medical science with clinical reasoning, comprehensive geriatric assessment, rehabilitation, medication safety, long-term care, palliative care, and healthy aging. It explains how aging changes disease presentation, treatment response, physiological reserve, functional ability, and recovery.Across 35 detailed chapters, readers will explore: - Biological aging and age-related physiological changes- Comprehensive geriatric assessment- Frailty, resilience, sarcopenia, and functional decline- Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, prescribing, and deprescribing- Delirium, dementia, depression, falls, pain, and sleep disorders- Cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, renal, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal disease- Malnutrition, dysphagia, continence, infection, cancer, and hematologic disorders- Geriatric rehabilitation and perioperative care- Safe hospital discharge and care transitions- Home-based medicine, assisted living, and long-term care- Palliative care and end-of-life decision-making- Prevention, vaccination, social determinants, and elder protection- Artificial intelligence, digital health, and the future of geriatric medicineClinical cases, assessment pathways, illustrations, tables, safety checklists, review questions, medication-review tools, and practical care-transition resources help readers connect evidence with real clinical decisions.This textbook is suitable for medical students, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, caregivers, healthcare educators, and professionals who work with older adults.Whether you are preparing for examinations, improving clinical practice, teaching geriatric care, or seeking a clearer understanding of aging and health, Advanced Geriatric Medicine provides a structured guide to compassionate, person-centred care.Build the knowledge and clinical confidence needed to support safer care, better function, and a healthier later life. …

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