Ham's primary care geriatrics : a case-based approach /: a case-based approach. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Primary care geriatrics.
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Richard J. Ham, Philip D. Sloane, Gregg A. Warshaw, Jane F. Potter, Ellen Flaherty.
• Editors: Ham, Richard J; Sloane, Philip D; Warshaw, Gregg A; Potter, Jane F; Flaherty, Ellen
• Contents: Principles of primary care of older adults -- Interprofessional team care -- Assessment -- Wellness and prevention -- Advanced cultural competency in caring for geriatric patients -- Appropriate prescribing -- Ethics -- Financing and organization of health care -- Billing and coding -- Hospital care -- Long-term care -- Home care -- Rehabilitation -- Palliative care -- Emergency care -- Delirium -- Alzheimer's disease and other dementias -- Depression -- Balance, gait, and mobility -- Falls -- Dizziness -- Syncope -- Urinary incontinence -- Constipation and fecal incontinence -- Hearing impairment -- Visual impairment and eye problems -- Persistent pain -- Malnutrition and feeding problems -- Frailty -- Pressure ulcers -- Sleep disorders -- Sexual health -- Mistreatment and neglect -- Alcoholism -- Driving -- Hypertension -- Coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation -- Congestive heart failure -- Peripheral vascular disease -- Transient ischemic attacks and stroke -- Diabetes mellitus -- Thyroid disorders -- Osteoporosis -- Arthritis and related disorders -- Foot problems -- Cancer -- Anemia -- Pulmonary disease -- Infectious diseases -- The acute abdomen -- Benign prostate disease -- Parkinson's disease -- Oral disorders -- Skin problems.
• Edition: 6th edition
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 606 pages)
• Subjects: 618.97; Geriatrics; Primary care (Medicine); Geriatrics; Primary care (Medicine); Geriatrics; Primary Health Care; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323186513; 0323186513
• Related ISBNs: 9780323089364; 0323089364
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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