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Geriatric Hypertension, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Author : Eric Tuday

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 14,95 MB

Release : 2024-10-04

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0443296952

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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Drs. Mark Supiano and Eric Tuday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Geriatric Hypertension. Top experts in the field discuss topics such as social determinants of health, barriers to hypertension care for refugee and unhoused populations, blood pressure regulation disorders including postural hypotension, home/out of office blood pressure monitoring, polypharmacy in older adults, and secondary hypertension. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including public health messaging to older adults regarding hypertension; cognitive function and blood pressure in older adults; de-prescribing in older adults; nonpharmacologic management of hypertension in older adults; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on geriatric hypertension, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.



Updates in Geriatric Nephrology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Author : Edgar V. Lerma

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 50,72 MB

Release : 2013-08-28

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323186238

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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine features expert clinical reviews on Renal Disease in Older Adults which includes current information on topics such as Anatomic/ Physiological Changes with Aging, Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults, Electrolyte Problems in Older Adults, Glomerular Disease in Older Adults, Hypertension in Older Adults, Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults, End-stage Renal Disease in Older Adults, Decision Making in the Older Adult Patient with Advanced Kidney Disease, Obstructive Uropathy in Older Adults, Drug Dosing, Transplantation in Older Adults, and Slowing the Aging Process.



Polypharmacy, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Author : Edward Schneider

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 48,85 MB

Release : 2022-10-09

Category : Medical

ISBN : 032396043X

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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Edward Schneider and Brandon K. Koretz bring their considerable expertise to the topic of polypharmacy. - Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in polypharmacy, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.



Pressure Injuries & Chronic Wounds, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Author : Jeffrey M. Levine

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 169 pages

File Size : 39,26 MB

Release : 2024-07-04

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0443246513

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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editor Jeffery M. Levine brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Pressure Injuries and Chronic Wounds. Top experts cover topics such as The Challenge of Chronic Wounds in Older Adults; Wound Bed Preparation and Treatment Modalities; Pressure Injuries and Skin Failure; Arterial Leg Ulcers in the Octogenarian; and more. - Contains over 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Venous Leg Ulcers; Diabetic Foot Ulcers; Surgical Aspects of Wound Care; The Chronic Wound-Related Pain Model; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on Pressure Injuries and Chronic Wounds, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.



Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Author : Danelle Cayea

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : pages

File Size : 33,70 MB

Release : 2017-11-19

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323569811

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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edtied by Drs. Danelle Cayea and Samuel C. Durso, is devoted to Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine. Articles in this issue include: The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit; Individualized Cancer Screening; Frailty; Medication Appropriateness; Geriatric Syndromes; Mental Health; Cardiovascular Screening; Preoperative Screening; Safety; Substance Use Disorders; Sexuality; Vaccines; and Excercise.



Geriatric Dermatology Update, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Author : Nicole M. Burkemper

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 233 pages

File Size : 14,78 MB

Release : 2023-11-27

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0443121508

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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editor Dr. Nicole Burkemper brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Geriatric Dermatology Update. Top experts discuss key topics such as diagnosis and management of common inflammatory skin diseases in older adults; bullous disease; pruritus and scabies; cutaneous drug eruptions; bacterial skin and soft tissue infections; cutaneous fungal infections; and more. - Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including common skin cancers in older adults: approach to diagnosis and management; diagnosing and managing ulcers and venous stasis disease; diagnostic methods and management strategies of herpes simplex and herpes zoster infections; cosmetic dermatology concerns in older adults; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on geriatric dermatology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.



Diabetes in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Author : S. Sethu K. Reddy

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 185 pages

File Size : 35,68 MB

Release : 2020-07-16

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323760635

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This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, edited by Drs. Dan Blazer and Susan Schultz, will cover a number of important aspects of Geriatric Psychiatry. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to: Delirium in the elderly, Depression and cardiac disease in later life, Schizophrenia in later life, Anxiety Disorders in later life, Neurological changes and depression, Behavioral Changes with Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia, Palliative Care in Dementia and Chronic Mental Illness, Collaborative Care for the elderly with psychiatric disorders, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in the elderly.



Women's Health, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, E-Book

Author : Elizabeth L. Cobbs

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 41,1 MB

Release : 2021-10-05

Category : Medical

ISBN : 032383583X

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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Elizabeth Cobbs and Karen Blackstone bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Women's Health. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on the latest updates in Women's Health, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.



Sleep in the Elderly, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine , E-Book

Author : Steven H. Feinsilver

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 13,98 MB

Release : 2021-07-06

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323795986

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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Steven H. Feinsilver and Margarita Oks bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep in the Elderly. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Sleep in the Elderly, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.



Polypharmacy, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Author : Holly Holmes

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 205 pages

File Size : 39,48 MB

Release : 2012-05-28

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1455744042

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With the use of multiple medications in the elderly patient comes the risk of drug-related problems. This issue covers polypharmacy in the elderly patient with topics that include: The Interplay between Polypharmacy, Geriatric Conditions, and Adverse Drug Reactions, Factors Leading to Excessive Polypharmacy, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Diseases and How They Contribute to Polypharmacy, Polypharmacy in Nursing Home Residents, Psychotropic Polypharmacy, Deprescribing Trials: Methods to Reduce Polypharmacy and the Impact on Prescribing and Clinical Outcomes, Ethical Framework for Medication Discontinuation in Nursing Home Residents with Limited Life Expectancy, Pharmacokinetics in the Elderly and the Interaction with Polypharmacy, Medication Adherence to Multi-drug Regimens, Improvements in Electronic Prescribing to Reduce Inappropriate Medication Use and Polypharmacy, and Tools to Decrease Polypharmacy.