Geriatric Medicine : An Evidence-Based Approach

Preface vii Contributors xvii Part I Basics of Gerontology Evidence-Based Medicine and Geriatrics 3(12) Rosanne M. Leipzig Molecular and Biologic Factors in Aging 15(12) Charles Mobbs Physiology of Aging 27(10) George E. Taffet The Demography of Aging 37(8) S. Jay Olshansky Epidemiology and Aging 45(8) Tamara B. Harris Psychosocial Influences on Health in Later Life 53(12) Elizabeth C. Clipp Karen E. Steinhauser Principles of Pharmacology 65(18) Jerry Avorn Jerry H. Gurwitz Paula Rochon Clinical Strategies of Prescribing for Older Adults 83(10) Judith L. Beizer Part II Changing Contexts of Care in Geriatric Medicine Contexts of Care 93(6) Laurence Z. Rubenstein The Long and the Short of Long-Term Care 99(14) Robert L. Kane The Geriatrician in the Nursing Home 113(8) Wayne C. McCormick Home Care 121(12) Sharon A. Levine Patricia P. Barry Acute Hospital Care 133(16) Robert M. Palmer Part III Clinical Approaches to the Geriatric Patient Clinical Approach to the Older Patient: An Overview 149(14) Glendo L. Tangarorang Gerard J. Kerins Richard W. Besdine Chronic Disease Management 163(6) Harrison G. Bloom Prevention 169(16) Harrison G. Bloom Instruments to Assess Functional Status 185(10) Brandon Koretz David B. Reuben Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Systems Approaches to Geriatric Care 195(10) David B. Reuben Neuropsychological Testing 205(8) Marilyn S. Albert Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Care 213(16) Peter Pompei Anesthesia for the Geriatric Patient 229(10) Jeffrey H. Silverstein Surgical Approaches to the Geriatric Patient 239(20) Ronnie Ann Rosenthal Rehabilitation 259(22) Kenneth Brummel-Smith Part IV Palliative Care Old Age and Care Near the End of Life 281(6) Diane E. Meier Doctor-Patient Communication Issues 287(12) James A. Tulsky Care Near the End of Life 299(12) Sarah Goodlin Sources of Suffering in the Elderly 311(12) Maria Torroella Carney Diane E. Meier Acute and Chronic Pain 323(20) Bruce A. Ferrell Palliative Care in Early, Moderate, and Advanced Dementia 343(8) Anna Monias Diane E. Meier The Value of Achieving a Peaceful Death 351(12) Daniel Callahan Part V Medical Care Section A: Cancer in the Elderly Cancer in the Elderly: An Overview 361(2) Harvey Jay Cohen The Science of Neoplasia and Its Relationship to Aging 363(12) Robert E. Martell Harvey Jay Cohen Screening for Cancer 375(18) Eugene Z. Oddone Mitchell T. Heflin John R. Feussner Breast Cancer 393(24) Ann Partridge Eric Winer Colon Cancer and Other Gastrointestinal Malignancies 417(24) Peter C. Enzinger Robert J. Mayer Lung Cancer 441(14) Eric B. Haura Susan A. Blackwell Jeffrey Crawford Prostate Cancer 455(14) Khalid Matin Donald L. Trump Gynecologic Cancers 469(18) Angeles A. Alvarez Daniel L. Clarke-Pearson Hematologic Malignancies 487(22) Marc Gautier Elizabeth M. Bengtson Edward M. Liebers Harvey Jay Cohen Section B: Organ System Diseases and Disorders Cardiovascular Disease 509(36) Nanette Kass Wenger Hypertension 545(16) Mark A. Supiano Peripheral Arterial Disease 561(12) William R. Hiatt Mark R. Nehler Rheumatologic Diseases 573(48) Daniel J. Brauner Leif B. Sorensen Michael H. Ellman Skeletal Fragility in the Elderly 621(30) Angela Inzerillo Jameel Iqbal Bruce Troen Diane E. Meier Orthopedic Problems with Aging 651(18) Lawrence A. Pottenger Medical Aspects of Hip Fracture Management 669(12) R. Sean Morrison Albert L. Siu Treatment of Diabetes 681(14) Kenneth L. Minaker Thyroid Disorders 695(24) David S. Cooper Changes in Male Sexuality 719(8) Thomas Mulligan Waleed Siddiqi Sexual Function and the Older Woman 727(10) Fran E. Kaiser Gynecologic and Urologic Problems of Older Women 737(18) M. Chrystie Timmons Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 755(14) Catherine E. DuBeau Nephrology/Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders 769(14) Sharon Anderson Immunology of Aging 783(18) Edith A. Burns James S. Goodwin Infectious Diseases 801(18) Thomas T. Yoshikawa Hematologic Problems 819(16) Gerald Rothstein Gastroenterologic Disorders 835(18) Joanne A.P. Wilson Pulmonary Disease 853(16) James R. Webster, Jr. Dermatologic Diseases and Problems 869(14) Amy Krupnick Freeman Marsha Gordon Changes and Diseases of the Aging Eye 883(10) Bruce P. Rosenthal Otologic Changes and Disorders 893(8) George A. Gates Thomas S. Rees Aging and the Oral Cavity 901(20) Gretchen Gibson Linda C. Niessen Section C: Common Problems in Older Adults Dietary Supplements for Geriatric Patients 921(10) Cynthia X. Pan Charles Mobbs Urinary Incontinence 931(26) Neil M. Resnick Syncope in the Elderly 957(10) Wishwa N. Kapoor Management of Chronic Wounds 967(12) David R. Thomas Falls 979(16) David C. Thomas Helen K. Edelberg Mary E. Tinetti Chronic Dizziness and Vertigo 995(14) Aman Nanda Mary E. Tinetti Nutrition 1009(14) David A. Lipschitz Exercise 1023(8) Eric B. Larson Robert A. Bruce Sleep and Sleep Disorders 1031(12) Tamar Shochat Sonia Ancoli-Israel Herpes Zoster 1043(14) Kenneth Schmader Elder Mistreatment 1057(10) Terry Fulmer Maria Hernandez Frailty 1067(12) Linda P. Fried Jonathan Darer Jeremy Walston Part VI Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders Dementia 1079(16) Gary J. Kennedy Neurobiologic Basis of Age-Related Dementing Disorders 1095(18) Patrick R. Hof Thierry Bussiere Joseph D. Buxbaum John H. Morrison Delirium 1113(10) Sharon K. Inouye Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke 1123(16) Stanley Tuhrim Abnormalities of Posture and Movement 1139(24) Jose C. Masdeu Maria Cruz Rodriguez-Oroz Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mood Disorders 1163(22) Harold G. Koenig Dan G. Blazer, II Late-Life Psychosis 1185(16) Steven C. Samuels Deborah B. Marin Part VII Ethics and Health Policy Issues for Older Adults Mechanisms of Paying for Health Care 1201(12) Bruce C. Vladeck Justice and the Allocation of Health Care Resources 1213(8) Nancy S. Jecker Medical Treatment and the Physician's Legal Duties 1221(12) Marshall B. Kapp Determination of Decision-Making Capacity 1233(10) Jason H.T. Karlawish Robert A. Pearlman Ethical and Policy Issues in End-of-Life Care 1243(10) Melissa A. Bottrell Christine K. Cassel Emily R. Felzenberg Ethical Challenges to Research in Geriatric Medicine 1253(10) Greg A. Sachs Harvey Jay Cohen Index 1263