Brocklehurst's textbook of geriatric medicine and gerontology

Fillit, Howard, (editor.). Rockwood, Kenneth, (editor.). Young, John, 1953- (editor.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780702061851
ISBN: 0702061859
Physical Description: print
xvii, 1143 pages ; 29 cm
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Gerontology -- SECTION A Introduction to Gerontology -- 1. Introduction: Aging, Frailty, and Geriatric Medicine / John Young -- 2. Epidemiology of Aging / Carol Jagger -- 3. Future of Old Age / Edward L. Schneider -- 4. Successful Aging: The Centenarians / Thomas T. Perls -- SECTION B Biological Gerontology -- 5. Evolution Theory and the Mechanisms of Aging / Thomas B.L. Kirkwood -- 6. Methodologic Challenges of Research in Older People / Antony Bayer -- 7. Geroscience / Felipe Sierra -- 8. Genetic Mechanisms of Aging / Jose' M. Ordovas -- 9. Cellular Mechanisms of Aging / James L. Kirkland -- 10. Premature Aging Syndrome: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome---Insights Into Normal Aging / Leslie B. Gordon -- 11. Neurobiology of Aging: Free Radical Stress and Metabolic Pathways / Stuart A. Lipton -- 12. Allostasis and Allostatic Overload in the Context of Aging / Bruce S. McEwen -- 13. Neuroendocrinology of Aging / Roberta Diaz Brinton -- SECTION C Medical Gerontology -- 14. Frailty: The Broad View / Olga Theou -- 15. Aging and Deficit Accumulation: Clinical Implications / Arnold Mitnitski -- 16. Effects of Aging on the Cardiovascular System / Susan E. Howlett -- 17. Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System / Charlotte E. Bolton -- 18. Neurologic Signs in Older Adults / James E. Galvin -- 19. Connective Tissues and Aging / Edward J. Macarak -- 20. Bone and Joint Aging / Celia L. Gregson -- 21. Aging and the Gastrointestinal System / Seymour Katz -- 22. Aging of the Urinary Tract / George A. Kuchel -- 23. Endocrinology of Aging / Alexis McKee -- 24. Aging and the Blood / Michael A. McDevitt -- 25. Aging and the Skin / Andrew Y. Finlay -- 26. Pharmacology of Aging / Emily P. Peron -- 27. Antiaging Medicine / Mario Barbagallo -- SECTION D Psychological and Social Gerontology -- 28. Normal Cognitive Aging / Clara Li -- 29. Social Gerontology / James Nazroo -- 30. Social Vulnerability in Old Age / Melissa K. Andrew -- 31. Aging Personality and Self: Diversity and Health Issues / Sherry L. Willis -- 32. Productive Aging / Jeffrey A. Burr -- pt. II Geriatric Medicine -- SECTION A Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient -- 33. Presentation of Disease in Old Age / David B. Reuben -- 34. Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment / Lisa V. Rubenstein -- 35. Laboratory Diagnosis and Geriatrics: More Than Just Reference Intervals for Older Adults / Elisabeth Mueller -- 36. Social Assessment of Older Patients / Megan Rose Perdue -- 37. Surgery and Anesthesia in the Frail Older Patient / Judith Partridge -- 38. Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Programs / Paul Stolee -- SECTION B Cardiovascular System -- 39. Chronic Cardiac Failure / Allan D. Struthers -- 40. Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease / Wilbert S. Aronow -- 41. Practical Issues in the Care of Frail Older Cardiac Patients / Kenneth Rockwood -- 42. Hypertension / Phyo Myint -- 43. Valvular Heart Disease / Wilbert S. Aronow -- 44. Cardiac Arrhythmias / Wilbert S. Aronow -- 45. Syncope / Jaspreet Bhangu -- 46. Vascular Surgery / Stephen Ball -- 47. Venous Thromboembolism in Older Adults / Philip A. Routledge -- SECTION C Respiratory System -- 48. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Paul Hernandez -- 49. Nonobstructive Lung Disease and Thoracic Tumors / Katie Pink -- SECTION D Nervous System -- 50. Classification of the Dementias / Kenneth Rockwood -- 51. Neuropsychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia / Mary Sano -- 52. Alzheimer Disease / Martin R. Farlow -- 53. Vascular Cognitive Disorders / Perminder S. Sachdev -- 54. Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration / Christine Van Broeckhoven -- 55. Delirium / Ravi Bhat -- 56. Mental Illness in Older Adults / Naoko Kishita -- 57. Intellectual Disability in Older Adults / John M. Starr -- 58. Epilepsy / Khalid Hamandi -- 59. Headache and Facial Pain / Gerry Saldanha -- 60. Stroke: Epidemiology and Pathology / Amanda G. Thrift -- 61. Stroke: Clinical Presentation, Management, and Organization of Services / Velandai K. Srikanth -- 62. Long-Term Stroke Care / Anne Forster -- 63. Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System / Joanna L. Hampton -- 64. Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders / Jolyon Meara -- 65. Neuromuscular Disorders / Michael W. Nicolle -- 66. Intracranial Tumors / Michael Weller -- 67. Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots / Richard Cowie -- 68. Central Nervous System Infections / Kenneth Rockwood -- SECTION E Musculoskeletal System -- 69. Arthritis in Older Adults / Philip G. Conaghan -- 70. Metabolic Bone Disease / Terry Aspray -- 71. Orthopedic Geriatrics / Robert V. Cantu -- 72. Sarcopenia / Bruno Vellas -- SECTION F Gastroenterology -- 73. Pancreas / Malcolm C.A. Puntis -- 74. Liver / John Trevor Green -- 75. Biliary Tract Diseases / Sulleman Moreea -- 76. Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / Lawrence J. Brandt -- 77. Small Bowel / Christopher A. Rodrigues -- 78. Large Bowel / Arnold Wald -- 79. Nutrition and Aging / Gordon Sacks -- 80. Obesity / Dennis T. Villareal -- SECTION G Genitourinary Tract -- 81. Diseases of the Aging Kidney / Latana A. Munang -- 82. Disorders of Water and Electrolyte Metabolism / Kenneth Rockwood -- 83. Prostate / Stephen Prescott -- 84. Aging Males and Testosterone / Tomas Ahern -- SECTION H Women's Health -- 85. Gynecologic Disorders in Older Women / Oliver Milling Smith -- 86. Breast Cancer / Christina Laronga -- SECTION I Endocrinology -- 87. Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders / Steven R. Peacey -- 88. Disorders of the Thyroid / Nazanene Helen Esfandiari -- 89. Disorders of the Parathyroid Glands / Duncan Cole -- 90. Diabetes Mellitus / John E. Morley -- SECTION J Hematology and Oncology -- 91. Blood Disorders in Older Adults / William B. Ershler -- 92. Geriatric Oncology / Margot A. Gosney -- 93. Clinical Immunology: Immune Senescence and the Acquired Immunodeficiency of Aging / William B. Ershler -- SECTION K Skin and Special Senses -- 94. Skin Disease and Old Age / Robert A. Schwartz -- 95. Aging and Disorders of the Eye / Jasmine H. Francis -- 96. Disorders of Hearing / Barbara Weinstein -- pt. III Problem-Based Geriatric Medicine -- SECTION A Prevention and Health Promotion -- 97. Health Promotion for Community-Living Older Adults / Gina Browne -- 98. Sexuality in Old Age / Carien G. Hartmans -- 99. Physical Activity for Successful Aging / Debra J. Rose -- 100. Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Physical and Occupational Therapy Techniques for Stroke and Parkinson Disease / Alice Nieuwboer -- SECTION B Geriatric Syndromes and Other Unique Problems of the Geriatric Patient -- 101. Geriatric Pharmacotherapy and Polypharmacy / Joseph T. Hanlon -- 102. Impaired Mobility / Ruth E. Hubbard -- 103. Falls / Jessie Van Swearingen -- 104. Podiatry / Hylton B. Menz -- 105. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Old Age / Danielle Harari -- 106. Urinary Incontinence / Adrian S. Wagg -- 107. Pressure Ulcers / Bryan D. Struck -- 108. Sleep in Relation to Aging, Frailty, and Cognition / Benjamin Rusak -- 109. Malnutrition in Older Adults / Dennis H. Sullivan -- 110. Geriatric Dentistry: Maintaining Oral Health in the Geriatric Population / Robert Glickman -- 111. Pain in the Older Adult / Patricia Bruckenthal -- 112. Mistreatment and Neglect of Frail Older People / Jill Manthorpe -- 113. HIV and Aging: Current Status and Evolving Perspectives / Julian Falutz -- 114. Palliative Medicine for the Older Patient / Margred M. Capel -- 115. Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine / Søren Holm -- pt. IV Health Systems and Geriatric Medicine -- 116. Managing Frailty: Roles for Primary Care / Steve Iliffe -- 117. Geriatric Emergency and Prehospital Care / Judah Goldstein -- 118. Acute Hospital Care for Frail Older Adults / Simon Conroy -- 119. Intensive Care Medicine in Older Adults: A Critical Age? / Christian Peter Subbe -- 120. Geriatric Medicine in Europe / Joanna Pleming -- 121. Geriatric Medicine in North America / David B. Hogan -- 122. Geriatrics in Asia / Jean Woo -- 123. Geriatrics in Latin America / Carmen-Lucia Curcio -- 124. Medical Care for Older Long-Term Care Residents in the United Kingdom / Finbarr C. Martin -- 125. Institutional Long-Term Care in the United States / Joseph G. Ouslander -- 126. Education in Geriatric Medicine / Ruth E. Hubbard -- 127. Improving Quality of Care for Older People in England / James M. Fisher -- 128. Quality Initiatives Aimed at Improving Medicare / Jill L. Cantelmo -- 129. Managed Care for Older Americans / Jill L. Cantelmo -- 130. Telemedicine Applications in Geriatrics / Leonard C. Gray -- 131. Gerontechnology / Jennifer Boger -- 132. Optimizing the Built Environment for Frail Older Adults / June Andrews.