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Drug therapy in old age / edited by Charles F. George ... [and others].

LIBRA RC953.7 .D773 1998
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
George, Charles F.
Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Geriatric pharmacology.
Drug Therapy.
Aged.
Medical Subjects:
Drug Therapy.
Aged.
Physical Description:
xvi, 669 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Chichester ; New York : John Wiley, [1998]
Summary:
A practical, concise and accurate guide to the use of drug therapy in the elderly. Covering a wide array of body systems and drug types, this up-to-date volume is the only book available that provides an international perspective of the topic.
Contents:
1 Medicine taking by elderly people: an overview / Dee Jones, Chris Poole 1
2 Ageing physiology / John E. Clague, Michael A. Horan 23
3 Pharmacokinetics / Mark T. Kinirons, Alastair J.J. Wood 39
4 Biochemical pharmacology of ageing / Ken W. Woodhouse 47
5 Pharmacodynamics / Gary A. Ford, Brian B. Hoffman, Terrence F. Blashcke 59
6 Adverse drug reactions in the elderly / Una Martin, Charles F. George 73
7 The ethics of biomedical research in the elderly / Adela Williams, Michael J. Denham 87
8 Ischaemic heart disease / Andrew T. Elder, Keith A.A. Fox 99
9 Chronic heart failure / Barry J. Cusack, Richard D. Olson, Charles E. Eiriksson 125
10 Hypertension / Kenneth W.T. Tsang, Christopher J. Bulpitt 149
11 Peripheral vascular disease / Louis J. Fligelstone, Ian F. Lane 175
12 Cardiac arrhythmias / Michael Reardon, A.J. Camm 187
13 Infective endocarditis / Celia M. Oakley 201
14 The prevention of stroke / David W. Dunbabin 215
15 The acute management of stroke / Christopher S. Gray, Janice E. O'Connell 227
16 Dementia / Antony Bayer 243
17 Confusion / William J. MacLennan 265
18 Pharmacotherapy of idiopathic parkinsonism / Asha Vijayaraghavan, Donald B. Calne 277
19 Depression / Cornelius L.E. Katona 285
20 Psychoses and the elderly / Brian Ballinger, David Findlay 303
21 Anaesthesia / G.A.D. Rees 315
22 Pain management / Robert D. Helme, Benny Katz 333
23 Epilepsy / Raymond Tallis 351
24 Metabolic bone disease / F. H. Anderson, R.M. Francis 365
25 Arthritis / Peter M. Brooks, Richard O. Day 387
26 Airways obstruction / Sarah Keir, Lindsey Dow 401
27 Thromboembolism / P.A. Routledge, Hamsaraj G.M. Shetty 413
28 Infections of the airways and lungs / Susan Murphy, D. Coakley 423
29 Drugs and the ageing mouth / Angus W.G. Walls 437
30 Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease / Mark A. Hull, Christopher J. Hawkey 449
31 Nausea, vomiting and gastrointestinal motility problems / Hamsaraj G.M. Shetty 469
32 Drugs affecting large bowel motility / Mujtaba Hasan 479
33 Hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease / S.K. Vyas, M.J.P. Arthur 487
34 Thyroid / J.H. Lazarus 511
35 Drug therapy for the aged diabetic / Alan J. Sinclair 517
36 Hormone replacement therapy / S.C. Steele, R.M. Francis 529
37 The prostate / David E. Neal 541
38 Incontinence / C.M. Castleden, T.G. Robinson 557
39 Urinary tract infection / C.R. Catchpole, T.S.J. Elliott 569
40 Vertigo / K.S. Sirimanna, S.D.G. Stephens 585
41 Glaucoma / J.D.A. MacLeod, A.R. Elkington 591
42 Cytotoxic chemotherapy for elderly patients with solid tumours / F. Little, D.I. Jodrell 601
43 Chemotherapy of haematological malignancies / Drew Provan, J. Graham Smith 623
44 Terminal care / Richard Hillier, Carol L. Davis 639.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
ISBN:
0471941492
OCLC:
36961363

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