Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

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The most complete, authoritative guide available on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the elderly -- updated with a new global perspective
A Doody's Core Title for 2015!

"In addition to serving as a timely, comprehensive, state-of-the-art textbook of geriatric medicine anchored in science, evidence-based medicine, and patient-centered practice, the book also is intended to meet the learning needs of fellows in geriatric medicine. The authors succeed in modeling a textbook of geriatric medicine on textbooks of internal medicine. 3 Stars."-- Doody's Review Service

The undisputed leader on the subject of geriatrics, this comprehensive guide combines gerontology principles with clinical geriatrics offering unmatched coverage of this area of medicine.

Written by some of the world's most respected geriatricians, Hazzard's Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology presents the most up-to-date, evidence-based medical information available -- in a revamped 2-color design that makes finding the answers to your questions faster and easier than ever.

Features:

A greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine through the expanded use of Clinical Practice Guidelines and references to systematic reviews and critically appraised topics
A new international advisory board of 12 global authorities and an increased number of international contributors for a greater global perspective
Important new chapters on the cultural aspects of geriatrics, emergency geriatrics, hospital geriatrics, international geriatric care, and rural geriatric care
Information integrated with additional online resources
Tables, drawings, and clinical algorithms made even more effective by a new two-color design
300 illustrations (including 64 in a full-color insert)

An updated edition of the most popular book on the subject. Routinely cited in reviews as the geriatrics book nonpareil, Hazzard's Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology is now in this edition, complete with updated content and a total design overhaul that makes easier than ever to read and navigate. Its main focus of blending gerontology principles with clinical geriatrics, however, is unchanged. This brand-new package, authored by the world's best geriatricians (with more internationally based contributors than ever), contains a number of changes. Evidence-based medicine is emphasized via the expanded use of clinical practice guidelines, as well as reference to systematic reviews and critically appraised topics. A new chapter on international geriatric care has also been added. Meanwhile, tables, drawings, and clinical algorithms have been enhanced by the new color format, and all content on Geriatric Syndromes have been placed up front. This perennial seller has undergone a number of other important improvements, too.

Foreword
Preface
Part I: PRINCIPLES OF GERONTOLOGY
1. Biology of Aging and Longevity, Richard A. Miller
2. Genetics of Age-Dependent Human Disease, Thomas B.L. Kirkwood
3. Immunology and Aging, Birgit Weinberger, Daniela Weiskopf, and Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein
4. Inflammation and Aging, Jeremy D. Wilson
5. Demography and Epidemiology, Jack M. Guralnik and Luigi Ferrucci
6. International Gerontology, Roberto Bernabei, Len Gray, John Hirdes, Xiaomei Pei, Jean Claude Henrard, Palmi V. Jonsson, Graziano Onder, Giovanni Gambassi, Naoki Ikegami, Annette Hylen Ranhoff, Iain G. Carpenter, Rowan H. Harwood, Brant E. Fries, John N. Morris, and Knight Steel
7. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging, Richard Schulz and Steven M. Albert
8. General Principles of Pharmacology, Sarah N. Hilmer and Gary A. Ford
9. Preventive Gerontology: Strategies for Optimizing Health Across the Life Span, Elizabeth A. Phelan, Miguel A. Paniagua, and William R. Hazzard
Part II: PRINCIPLES OF GERIATRICS
10. Evaluation, Management, and Decision Making with the Older Patient, Sharon E. Straus and Mary E. Tinetti
Section A: Assessment
11. Principles of Geriatric Assessment, David B. Reuben and Sonja Rosen
12. Mental Status and Neurological Examination in Older Adults, James E. Galvin
13. Assessment of Decisional Capacity and Competencies, Margaret A. Drickamer and James M. Lai
14. Principles of Screening in Older Adults, Louise C. Walter
Section B: Organization of Care
15. Health Care System, Chad Boult
16. Transitions, William L. Lyons and Eric A. Coleman
17. Acute Hospital Care, Scott A. Flanders, Paula M. Podrazik, Chad Whelan, and Caroline Blaum
18. Emergency Department Care, Scott T. Wilber and Lowell W. Gerson
19. Critical Care in the Elderly, Eric B. Milbrandt and Derek C. Angus
20. Subacute Care, Edward R. Marcantonio and Mark Yurkofsky
21. Nursing Facility Care, Mary Pat Rapp and Keith L. Rapp
22. Community-Based Long-Term Care and Home Care, Jennifer Hayashi and Bruce Leff
23. Rural Aging, Kenneth Brummel-Smith
Section C: Special Management Issues
24. Appropriate Approach to Prescribing, Paula A. Rochon, Jennifer Tjia, Sudeep S. Gill, and Jerry H. Gurwitz
25. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Aging, Joseph T. Hanlon, Marc R. Blackman, and Ronald M. Glick
26. Team Care, Ellen Flaherty, Kathryn Hyer, and Terry Fulmer
27. Social Work, Ruth E. Dunkle and Mary Catherine Dennis
28. Self-Management of Health Behavior in Geriatric Medicine, W. Jack Rejeski, Lawrence R. Brawley, and Mary E. Jung
29. Rehabilitation of the Older Adult, Cynthia J. Brown and Claire Peel
30. Pain Management, Bruce A. Ferrell and Susan I. Charette
31. Palliative Care, Audrey Chun and R. Sean Morrison
32. Legal Issues, Marshall B. Kapp
33. Spirituality, Timothy P. Daaleman
34. Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine, Jason H. T. Karlawish and Bryan D. James
Section D: Surgical Management
35. Perioperative Evaluation and Management, Preeti N. Malani, Peter V. Vaitkevicius, and Mark B. Orringer
36. Anesthesia for Elderly Patients, Jeffrey H. Silverstein and G. Alec Rooke
37. Surgical Outcomes, Emily Finlayson and John D. Birkmeyer
Section E: Nutrition
38. Nutrition and Aging, Dennis H. Sullivan and Larry E. Johnson
39. Weight and Age: Paradoxes and Conundrums, Tamara B. Harris
40. Malnutrition and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation, Jeffrey I. Wallace
41. Disorders of Swallowing, JoAnne Robbins, Jacqueline Hind, and Steven Barczi
42. Oral Cavity, Jonathan A. Ship
Section F: Sensory Function
43. Assessment and Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Low Vision, Gale R. Watson
44. Age-Related Changes in the Auditory System, Su-Hua Sha, Andra E. Talaska, and Jochen Schacht
Section G: Gender and Sexuality
45. Sex and Gender Across the Human Life Span, William R. Hazzard
46. Menopause and Midlife Health Changes, MaryFran R. Sowers
47. Sexuality, Sexual Function, and the Aging Woman, Stacy Tessler Lindau
48. Gynecologic Disorders, Karen L. Mill