Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781032135298 |
| eText ISBN | 9781000599398 |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Publishing Year | 2022 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 512 |
Essential Geriatrics, 4th Edition, is a clinical textbook by Henry Woodford that examines ageing and healthcare for older adults, particularly those living with moderate to severe frailty. The text translates findings from critically appraised clinical trials into practical guidance for patient management.
Coverage addresses foundational principles of geriatric care, including models of person-centred care, medicines optimisation, peri-operative medicine, and palliative care. Clinical discussions examine cognitive and neurological conditions, bladder and bowel disorders, falls, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
Designed for clinicians, trainees, and medical students, the textbook incorporates 200 revised review questions and answers in a "best of five" format to support preparation for the Specialty Certificate Examination and comparable higher-training exams.
Table of Contents
PART A: Healthcare for older people
Chapter 1: Ageing
Chapter 2: Care
Chapter 3: Medications
Chapter 4: Peri-operative medicine
Chapter 5: Palliative care
PART B: Brain
Chapter 6: Dementia
Chapter 7: Delirium
Chapter 8: Depression
Chapter 9: Movement disorders
Chapter 10: Stroke
PART C: Bladder and bowel
Chapter 11: Urinary tract disorders
Chapter 12: Bowel disorders
PART D: Falls and related topics
Chapter 13: Dizziness
Chapter 14: Falls
Chapter 15: Syncope
Chapter 16: Bones and fractures
PART E: Cardiovascular and respiratory
Chapter 17: Heart failure
Chapter 18: Hypertension
Chapter 19: Atrial fibrillation
Chapter 20: Acute coronary syndromes
Chapter 21: Chest
PART F: Selected topics
- • Anaemia
- • Arthritis
- • Cancer
- • Epilepsy
- • Hypothermia
- • Leg ulcers
- • Motor neuron disease
- • Myopathy
- • Pressure ulcers
- • Type 2 diabetes
Chapter APPENDIX A: Rating scales
Chapter APPENDIX B: Abbreviations
Chapter APPENDIX C: Answers to questions
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