"Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine" ed. by Alan J. Sinclair, John E. Morley, Bruno Vellas

This comprehensive textbook of geriatric medical practice provides up-to-date, evidence-based, and practical information about all the major medical problems of aging citizens. This new edition includes expanded sections on acute stroke, dementia, cardiovascular disease and health, respiratory diseases, and training. To capture an international perspective this new text has contributions from a global editorial team.

This all-encompassing text continues to be a must-have text for all clinicians who deal with older people, particularly geriatric medical specialists, gerontologists, researchers, and general practitioners.

Contents
List of Contributors
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Foreword
Volume 1
Introduction: Historical perspectives
PART 1 Ageing: Biological, Social and Community Perspectives
1 A biological perspective of ageing
2 The demography of ageing
3 The physiology of ageing
4 Psychological aspects of ageing
5 Ageing of the brain
6 Epidemiology of ageing and disability
7 Social and community aspects of ageing
8 The developmental origins of ageing
9 Sexuality and ageing
10 Physical fitness and exercise
11 Health literacy and cultural sensitivity
PART 2 Medicine and Prescribingin Old Age
12 Preventive geriatrics
13 Polypharmacy
14 Patient safety
SECTION 1 Eating Disorders and Nutritional Health
15 Epidemiology of nutrition and ageing
16 The anorexia of ageing
17 Weight loss
18 Dehydration
19 Vitamins and minerals
20 Obesity
SECTION 2 Gastro Disorders
21 Changes in gastrointestinal motor and sensory function associated with ageing
22 Gastrointestinal bleeding
23 Liver and gall bladder
24 Sphincter function
25 Constipation
26 Management of diarrhoea
27 Diseases of the pancreas
SECTION 3 Haematological Disorders
28 Anaemia
29 Disorders of haemostasis
30 Disseminated intravascular coagulation
31 Anticoagulants
32 Myelodysplasia
33 Management of myelodysplastic syndromes and acute leukaemia
SECTION 4 Cardiovascular Diseases and Health
34 Epidemiology of heart disease
35 Cardiac ageing and systemic disorders
36 Arrhythmias
37 Ischaemic heart disease
38 Lipid management
39 Hypotension
40 Hypertension
41 Heart failure
42 Cardiac surgery
43 Peripheral arterial disease
44 Venous thromboembolism
45 Cardiac rehabilitation
SECTION 5 Respiratory Diseases
46 Epidemiology of respiratory infection
47 Pneumonia
48 Aspiration pneumonia
49 Interstitial lung disease and lung cancer
50 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
51 Pulmonary hypertension
52 Pulmonary rehabilitation
SECTION 6 CNS Disorders
53 Neurological signs of ageing
54 Sleep apnoea and sleep disorders
55 Headache
56 Normal pressure hydrocephalus
57 Acute stroke care and management of carotid artery stenosis
58 Stroke and stroke rehabilitation
59 Communication disorders and dysphagia
60 Acute and chronic subdural haematoma
61 Epilepsy
62 Syncope and non-epileptic attacks
63 Parkinson's disease
64 Non-parkinsonian movement disorders
65 Diabetic neuropathy
66 Disorders of the neuromuscular junction
67 Muscle disorders
68 Motor neurone disease
69 Control of chronic pain
70 Multiple sclerosis
Volume 2
SECTION 7 Dementia and CognitiveDisorders
71 Delirium
72 Memory clinics
73 Alzheimer's disease
74 Mild cognitive impairment
75 Vascular dementia
76 Mental stimulation and dementia
77 Exercise and dementia
78 Drug development and Alzheimer's disease
79 Other dementias
80 Treatment of behavioural disorders
81 Geriatric psychiatry
82 Organization of services in geriatric psychiatry
83 Depression in later life: aetiology, epidemiology, assessment, diagnosis and treatment
84 The older patient with Down syndrome
SECTION 8 Special Senses
85 Disorders of the eye
86 The ageing auditory system - pathology and epidemiology of age-related hearing loss
87 Disorders of the vestibular system
88 Smell and taste
SECTION 9 Bone and Joint Health
89 Paget's disease of bone
90 Management of osteoporosis; its consequences: a major threat to quality of life
91 Gait, balance and falls
92 Foot problems
93 Hip fracture and orthogeriatrics
94 Diseases of the joints
SECTION 10 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
95 Endocrinology of ageing
96 Water and electrolyte balances in ageing
97 The pituitary gland
98 Thyroid disorders
99 Ovarian function and menopause
100 Testicular function
101 Diabetes mellitus
102 New therapies for diabetes mellitus
SECTION 11 Urogenital Disorders
103 Gynaecology and the older patient
104 The ageing bladder
105 Prostate diseases
106 Urinary incontinence
107 Geriatric nephrology
SECTION 12 Cancer
108 Cancer and ageing
109 Oncological emergencies
110 Breast cancer
111 Maintaining functional status
SECTION 13 Functional Disorders andRehabilitation
112 Multidimensional geriatric assessment
113 Frailty
114 Rehabilitation
SECTION 14 Iatrogenic Infections
115 Tuberculosis
116 Valvular heart disease and infective endocarditis
117 Infections of the central nervous system
SECTION 15 Special Issues
118 Elder abuse: a UK perspective
119 Good quality care: abuse
120 Alcohol consumption and cognition
121 Drug misuse and the older person: a contradiction in terms?
122 The use and abuse of prescribed medicines
123 Transportation, driving and older adults
124 Smart homes
125 Skin disorders
126 The prevention and management of pressure ulcers
127 Perioperative and postoperative medical assessment
128 Anaesthesia
129 Health issues in the ageing female
130 Antiageing strategies
131 Ethics in geriatric medicine
132 Participation of older people in clinical trials
133 Restraints and immobility
134 Centenarians
135 End-of-life and palliative care
136 End-of-life care: special issues
PART 3 Global Healthcare Systems
137 Improving quality of care
138 Clinical audit of healthcare
139 Carers and the role of the family
140 Nursing home care
141 Geriatric occupational therapy: achieving quality in daily living
142 Geriatric medicine education in Europe and the United States
143 Systems of healthcare: the United States
144 Systems of healthcare: Australia
145 Systems of healthcare: the United Kingdom
146 Geriatric medicine in China
147 Ageing in developing countries
148 Geriatric medicine in the European Union: towards unification of diversity
APPENDIX: Function assessment scales
Index

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