Clinical Geriatrics - MobiReader Version for Palm OS

About Clinical Geriatrics - MobiReader Version

A complete Geriatric medical text.
Topics include: prevention, screening, dementia & delerium, leg ulcers, palliative & hospice care, advanced care, geriatric syndromes, incontinence, constipation, falling, hip fractures, menopause, Alzheimers Disease... Features: Detailed treatments and workups for a multitude of topics.
Edited by a board certified Geriatrician.
This text contains numerous illustrations and is fully referenced. This file NEVER expires.
Requires the MobiPocket Reader (FREE).
No other text on the market provides such a collection of succinct and clinically relevant material that can be accessed at the bedside.
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Can be read on the desktop or laptop. The free DEMO contains the basic layout with live links to each chapter and sublinks to 1-2 topics per chapter.

SAMPLE OF CONTENTS: Intro | Approach | Prevention | Competency & Driving | Exercise | Rx Meds | Long-Term Care | Adaptive Equipment | *Geriatric SYNDROMES* | Nutrition | Delirium, Dementia & Memory | Skin Ulcers | Advanced Care | Palliative | Hospice | Dying Process | Bad News |
Introduction to Geriatrics: Links: Life Expectancy | Aging Theories | Self-reported Health Status | Physical & Physiologic Changes | Approach to Elderly | Geriatric Syndromes |
Geriatric Syndromes: Links: Pain & Infections | Basic W/u | UTI | Falling | Elderly Abuse | Fecal Incontinence | Urinary Incontinence | Constipation | Hearing Loss | Menopause | Osteoporosis | Hip Fx | Delirium | Dementia | Arthritis | Malnutrition | Wasting Syndrome | Functional Decline | Pressure Ulcers (Decubiti) | Frailty | Approach to general geriatric eval | Gait Eval | Geriatric Depression | INSOMNIA |
Memory and Cognitive Disorders: Links: Normal Memory in Aging | Dissociative Amnesia | Delirium | Dementia | Alzheimer''s Disease (AD) | Risks & PV of Dementia | Coma | Basic Competency Assessment |
Alzheimer''s Disease (AD): Links: Epidemiology | PP | Risks | PV | Screening | S/s of dementia | Dx | W/u | Tx | Ddx | Sx Progression & Stage | MEDS in AD | Behaviroal Problems & Management Pearls | Severity / Mild Cognitive Impairment | Dementia |
Palliative Medicine: Links: Definitions | Comfort Care | Pain | Oversedation | Myoclonic Jerks | Terminal Delirium | Bowels | Anorexia | Nausea | Other Common Situations | Dyspnea | Withholding / Withdrawing Care | Terminal Sedation & Food-Hydration Withdrawal | Hospice | Talking to Family | Advanced Care Planning | Euthanasia | Spirituality | Dying Process | Coping with Death |
Hospice Care: Links: Principles: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Tips & Diagnosis Appropriate | Palliative Care | Talking to Family | DNR Orders | Spirituality | Dying Process | Coping with Death |
Dying: Links: Process | Pt''s Emotions | Brain Death | Pronouncing Death | Bad News | Coping with Death | Talking to Family | Advanced Care | Palliative | Hospice | Spirituality | Terminal Sedation | Futile Care | Text was last updated 26 May 2007