Ageing -- organizing geriatric services -- clinical assessment of older people -- Rehabilitation -- Falls and funny turns -- Drugs -- Neurology -- Stroke -- Psychiatry -- Cardiovascular -- Chest medicine -- Gastroenterology -- Renal medicine -- Homeostasis -- Endocrinology -- Haematology -- Musculoskeletal system -- Pressure injuries -- Genitourinary medicine -- Incontinence -- Ears -- Eyes -- Skin -- Infection and immunity -- Malignancy -- Death and dying -- Ethics -- Finances
Summary
The population is ageing, and most diseases are far more common in older people. Older people are particularly difficult to assess and to treat effectively and are more vulnerable to therapeutic delays or errors. This handbook provides the information required for effective geriatric practice
