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Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology / Jeffrey B. Halter, Joseph G. Ouslander, Stephanie Studenski, Kevin P. High, Sanjay Asthana, Mark A. Supiano, Christine S. Ritchie, Kenneth Schmader.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatrics.
- Health Services for the Aged.
- Gerontology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations, figures, tables.
- Edition:
- Eighth edition
- Other Title:
- Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Eighth edition
- AccessMedicine.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2022.
- Summary:
- This book covers basic principles of nuclear cardiology, including radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, quality imaging, and radiation exposure.
- Contents:
- Part I: Principles of Gerontology
- Chapter 1: Biology of Aging and Longevity
- Chapter 2: Demography and Epidemiology
- Chapter 3: Immunology and Inflammation
- Chapter 4: Psychosocial Aspects of Aging
- Chapter 5: Sex Differences in Health and Longevity
- Chapter 6: Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities, and Health Equity
- Part II: Principles of Geriatrics
- SECTION A: Assessment
- Chapter 7: Decision Making and Advance Care Planning: What Matters Most
- Chapter 8: Principles of Geriatric Assessment
- Chapter 9: Mental Status and Neurologic Examination
- Chapter 10: Assessment of Decisional Capacity and Competencies
- Chapter 11: Prevention and Screening
- SECTION B: Age-Friendly Care Across Settings
- Chapter 12: Age-Friendly Care
- Chapter 13: Geriatrics Around the World
- Chapter 14: Models of Hospital and Outpatient Care
- Chapter 15: Emergency Department Care
- Chapter 16: Institutional Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
- Chapter 17: Community-Based Long-Term Services and Support, and Home-Based Medical Care
- Chapter 18: Transitions of Care
- Chapter 19: Value-Based Care
- Chapter 20: The Role of Social Workers
- Chapter 21: The Patient Perspective
- SECTION C: Special Management Issues
- Chapter 22: Medication Prescribing and De-Prescribing
- Chapter 23: Substance Use and Disorders
- Chapter 24: Integrative Medicine and Health
- Chapter 25: Patient-Centered Management of Chronic Diseases
- Chapter 26: Legal Issues
- SECTION D: Surgical Management
- Chapter 27: Perioperative Care: Evaluation and Management
- Chapter 28: Anesthesia
- Chapter 29: Surgical Quality and Outcomes
- SECTION E: Nutrition
- Chapter 30: Nutrition Disorders, Obesity, and Enteral/Parenteral Alimentation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on March 28, 2022.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.
- ISBN:
- 9781260464450 (print-ISBN)
- 1260464458 (print-ISBN)
- 9781260464467 (e-ISBN)
- 1260464466 (e-ISBN)
- OCLC:
- 1291599261
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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