Geriatric medicine Books

In virtually all the developed countries of the Western world, people are living longer and reproducing less. At the same time, costs for the care of the elderly and infirm continue to rise dramatically. Given these facts, it...

Recherches Experimentales Sur La Digestion Des Insectes Et En Particulier De La Blatte (1875) est un livre �����crit par De Bellesme et Jousset. Le livre explore les recherches exp�����rimentales sur la digestion des insectes, en particulier de la blatte...

Reduced production of DHEA associated with the diseases that accompany aging has led to its use as a nutritional supplement for antiaging, metabolic support, and other purposes. While animal studies have clearly shown substantial benefits of DHEA in...

This book and video collection provide a practical guide to the clinical neurological examination, an essential tool in the diagnosis of neurological conditions encountered in the outpatient clinic and hospital ward.Each chapter covers a different...

This book makes an enquiry into policies surrounding old age and telecare. It contextualises telecare within the wider history of health and social care in England to build the case that there are grand narratives of old age embedded in policies.Divided...

It is important to understand the relationship between the brain, cognition and behavior when providing care to the elderly. Behavioral Neurology in the Elderly provides a comprehensive overview of this significant relationship, one of the most important...

Detailed Review of Nutritional Therapies Used to Combat Elderly Health IssuesThe combination of the aging baby-boomer generation and their increased longevity has been fortunately met with increased research and greater understanding of health promotion...

Elder Care Crisis: Aging in an Unprepared Society dives deep into the challenges facing our aging population, highlighting the current state of elder care, the societal and economic implications, and the importance of addressing this crisis.With an...

Every day people hear from a doctor or a friend, "That pain you're experiencing, get used to it. It's just a part of getting older." Well, I say no. Pain isn't just a part of getting older. Pain is simply a change request. Come on a movement journey with...

Your dad's memory is failing. Your mom took another fall. Whatever the situation, The Eldercare Consultant provides the knowledge, support, and encouragement you seek. Becky Feola's real-life stories and guidance on spotting warning signs, evaluating...

Cognitive screening tests are essential instruments for clinicians working with patients suffering from dementias, brain injury, multiple sclerosis and many other neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. This authoritative book highlights the...

A Practical Guide to Geriatric Neuropsychology focuses on the skills required in testing and treating the older adult population. Topics discussed include normal aging, determining competency, important factors to consider in conducting clinical...

Do you have an elderly parent, uncle, or aunt at home?Are you middle aged expecting to retire in the next ten years?This book explains what changes normally occur in your body as you age. This is a must buy book for Senior Citizens. How will this...

Die Pflege hat eine zentrale Rolle in der Versorgung alter Menschen. Sie trägt dazu bei, dass alte Menschen ein Leben in Würde und Selbstbestimmung führen können. Die Beiträge thematisieren Ansätze der Qualitätssicherung und Qualitätsentwicklung,...

With people living longer, often with chronic illnesses and disabilities, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how depression, disability, and physical illnesses are interrelated, the mechanisms underlying these...

Susan Kemper A debate about the role of working memory in language processing has become center-most in psycholinguistics (Caplan & Waters, in press; Just & Carpenter, 1992; Just, Carpenter, & Keller, 1996; Waters & Caplan,...

Das Buch ""Die Durch Pilze Verursachten Krankheiten Der Kulturgewachse"" von Georg Winter wurde im Jahr 1878 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Studie �����ber die Krankheiten, die durch Pilze bei Kulturpflanzen verursacht werden...

First published in 1985, the programme described in this book had developed over 25 years at the Royal Newcastle Hospital, Australia. It grew in response to the practical needs of patients who, having been treated by conventional means, were left...

"...provides the reader with insightful guidance to ensure they arrive to 'old age' not just prepared but ready for all that this time of life offers and requires."-Stephen Panus, author of bestselling Walk On"My copy of the book is already underlined...

In today's world, healthy aging and a fulfilling lifestyle are important to older members of society, with many opting to remain as independent and mobile as possible for as long as possible. However, elderly individuals tend to have a variety of...

This innovative book provides a new conceptual analysis of loneliness - a condition associated with severe health consequences, including increased morbidity and early death.

The third edition of this successful textbook has been completely updated throughout and includes new chapters on electrophysiological tests, biological markers, global staging measures, and management of neuropsychiatric symptoms.

In the past, elderly patients were given artificial airway technologies, such as a tracheostomy tube, to assist with their breathing. However, thanks to the advances in medical technologies, older patients now may receive respiratory care while enjoying...

Technological innovation continues to be present in all areas of our lives, offering seemingly endless possibilities. As technology is increasingly implemented in healthcare applications, it is necessary to understand whether users respond to a...

This is the new and fully revised third edition of the well-received text that is the benchmark book in the field of nutrition and aging. The editors (specialists in geriatric nutrition, medical sociology, and clinical nutrition, respectively) and...

Increasingly, we question 'what makes us healthy?', as well as 'what makes us ill?'. What does this shift mean for frailty? Almost wholly defined in negative terms, the term 'frail' tends to refer to a group of older people who are at highest risk of...

Deprescribing practice in hospice medicine has expanded exponentially in recent years. This book systematically addresses the groups of extremely useful medications to manage chronic disease conditions and prevent complications.

The scientific study of aging is a relatively nascent field of inquiry. Although philosophic and literary reflections on what it means to grow older appear in the earliest historical records, the systematic study of aging began in earnest about a century...

""Chemical Examination Of Alcoholic Liquors"" is a comprehensive manual that delves into the constituents of distilled spirits and fermented liquors that are commonly found in commerce. Written by Albert Benjamin Prescott in 1874, this book offers an...

As we age, our physiology changes. Also, we tend to place less emphasis on proper nutrition. The more elderly we grow, the less resistant we become to major diseases such as cancer and heart disease. This state of affairs renders the elderly more...

This book is all about ways to improve quality of lifestyle in residential aged care. It targets the role of the direct care workers, in particular Recreation Activity Officers (RAOs). Leisure and lifestyle theory and practice is simply...

nly two things are certain in life, one is that all of us will inevita­ Obly grow older, the other is that at some point during or at the end of this process we shall die. Inherent to the passage of time is a deterio­ ration in...

This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older gynecological cancer patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research. The...

Le livre ""De l'influence des �����ges sur les maladies"" (1840) de Gendrin, Augustin Nicolas est une �����tude approfondie sur l'impact de l'�����ge sur la sant����� et les maladies. L'auteur explore les diff�����rences de susceptibilit����� aux...

Written by the foremost authorities on the topic, this reference provides quick access to essential information on specific antibiotics, major clinical infections, selected pathogens, and infections in long-term elderly-care facilities-summarizing the...

This publication represents the report of the Scenario Committee on Ageing. The draft report was discussed with a wide range of experts, inter alia during the symposium 'Growing Old in the Future' held on October 27th, 1984. In...

This book is designed to present an overview of common geriatrics ethical issues that arise during patient care and research activities. Each chapter includes a case example and practical learning pearls that are useful in day-to-day patient care...

Vorläufige Themen Allgemein Was ist Palliative Care? Was ist Demenz? Physiologie Diagnostik Symptome und Merkmale Therapie Palliative Care bei Personen mit Demenz Palliativpflege in der Geriatrie Palliativpflege bei Personen mit Demenz Extramuraler...

Die nach wie vor steigende Lebenserwartung und die Verbesserungen der chirurgischen und der anästhesiologischen Techniken erlauben und ermöglichen immer größere und immer schwerere chirurgische Eingriffe an älteren Menschen...

According to the US Census Bureau, the US population aged 65+ years is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, from 43.1 million in 2012 to an estimated 83.7 million in 2050. These demographic advances, however extraordinary, have left our...

During the last 40 years, the study of the biological basis of aging has progressed tremendously, and it has now become an independent and respectable field of study and research. This volume on "Aging of Organs and Systems",...

This book provides updated knowledge on the basic features and mechanisms of cellular aging established since its first manifestation at cellular level 40 years ago. Contributions of genetic and environmental factors, failure...

After decades of systematic collection of data describing age-related changes in organisms, organs, tissues, cells and macromolecules, biogerontologists are now in a position to construct general principles of ageing and...

The proportion of elderly people continues to increase in the western world-nearly a quarter of the population will be over 65 years by the year 2050. Since aging is accompanied by an increase in diseases and by a deterioration...