- Paperback: 255 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 6 edition (Jan 26 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405104430
- ISBN-13: 978-1405104432
- Product Dimensions: 15 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #740,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
This new edition of Geriatrics At Your Fingertips is a guide to the evaluation and management of the diseases and disorders that most commonly effect older persons.
· Fully updated text, with information on new medications released as recently as November 2003
· New Information based on current clinical guidelines, such as the 2003 JNC 7 Report
· New assessment instrument on medication appropriateness
· New table on common herbal and alternative medications used by older adults, with side effects and cautions
· New sections on hospital discharge planning, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin ulcers, and syncope
· New algorithms on evaluation of hypoproliferative anemia, pharmacologic management of osteoarthritis, pain assessment in elders with severe cognitive impairment, and evaluation of suspected pulmonary emboli
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Why You Should Purchase Geriatrics at Your Fingertips This century, the U.S. population aged 65 and older has soared, increasing from 3 million in 1900 to 34.3 million today (12% of the U.S. population). It is projected to more than double by 2050. If you are a health care professional, it is likely that you will find yourself spending time caring for older adults. Geriatrics at Your Fingertips will help you to provide better care to your older patients--it is compact enough to use at the bedside and comprehensive enough to serve as a ready reference in the office. 65+: The Aging of America
Life Expectancy at age 65: 17.5 years
Leading Chronic Illness: Arthritis
With Severe disability: 33.4%
Leading Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Percent with any disability: 52.2% Data source: U.S. Census Bureau and National Center of Health Statistics --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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An old question and a new answer, May 11 2000
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Sincerely it was a great lecture. The topics of the book are concise and clear. The relevance of the subjects and the fluent text and make this book of great interest.
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