The latest addition to the Evidence-Based Book series, Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine provides non-geriatrician clinicians an overview of key topics central to the care of the older patient. This guide focuses on the management of common problems in the elderly taking into account their life situations as well as treatment of specific conditions. Leading geriatricians with expertise in evidence-based medicine utilize the best available evidence and present this information in a concise, easy-to-use, question-based format. Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine is a unique guide to the optimum management of older patients.
List of Contributors
Foreword C. Seth Landefeld

1 Function and Frailty: The Cornerstones of Geriatric Assessment

Kenneth Rockwood and Paige K. Moorhouse

2 Computer-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems in the Care of Older Patients

Marina Martin and Mary K. Goldstein

3 Simplifying the Pill Box: Drugs and Aging

Sudeep S. Gill and Dallas P. Seitz

4.1 Breathing Easier: Respiratory Disease in the Older Adult

Salahaddin Mahmudi-Azer

4.2 Breathing Easier: An Approach to Heart Failure in a Patient with an Aging Heart

Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Madhuri Reddy and Anita Asgar


5 Clarifying Confusion: Prevention and Managing Delirium

Ranjani Aiyar and Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc

6 Preserving the Memories: Managing Dementia

Dallas P. Seitz, Philip E. Lee, Sudeep S. Gill and Paula A. Rochon

7 Enjoying the Golden Years: Diagnosing and Treating Depression

Stuart Carney and Jane Pearce

8 A Balancing Act: Preventing and Treating Falls&

Emily Kwan and Sharon Straus

9 Keeping Dry: Managing Urinary Incontinence

Cara Tannenbaum

10 Keeping Things Moving: Preventing and Managing Constipation

Shabbir Alibhai and Dov Gandell

11 Preventing and Treating Pressure Ulcers

Madhuri Reddy, Sudeep S. Gill, Sunila R. Kalkar, Wei Wu, and Paula A. Rochon

12 Elder Abuse

Erik J. Lindbloom, Landon D. Hough, and Karli R. Echterling Urban

13 A Good Death: Appropriate End of Life Care

Cari Levy and Jean Kutner

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