Lecture Notes: Elderly Care Medicine is the perfect choice for those in search of a textbook which discusses the physiological changes of ageing and how this affects the presentation and treatment of disease in the elderly patient. This tried and trusted handbook, now in its seventh edition, can be used as a core text, a revision aid and a quick reference guide for medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals.Extensively revised and updated to reflect recent advances in knowledge and developments in management, Lecture Notes: Elderly Care Medicine now features: * new information on health and social care for the elderly * useful appendices covering questionnaires and examination criteria for use on the wards * key point boxes and mnemonics to aid learning and revision.

Table of Contents

Preface. List of abbreviations. 1 The World Grows Old. 2 Health and Social Care for Elderly People in the UK. 3 Special Features of Medicine in the Elderly. 4 Old Age Psychiatry. 5 Falls and Immobility. 6 Bones, Muscles and Joints. 7 Stroke Made Simple. 8 Other Diseases of the Nervous System. 9 Cardiovascular Disorders. 10 Respiratory Disease. 11 Gastrointestinal Disease and Nutrition. 12 Disorders of Homeostasis and Metabolism. 13 Genitourinary Disease. 14 Blood and Bone Marrow. 15 Eyes, Ears and Skin. 16 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medical Care of Elderly people. 17 Palliative care. Appendices. 1 Standards for Long-term Care. 2 The Barthel Scale. 3 CAGE Questionnaire for Alcohol Problems. 4 The Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT). 5 The Geriatric Depression Score (GDS). 6 Fitness to Fly. 7 Respiratory Function in the Elderly. 8 Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). Index

About the Author

Dr Claire G Nicholl BSc FRCP Consultant Physician & Clinical Director, Medicine for the Elderly Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Dr Jane Wilson Consultant Physician, Medicine for the Elderly Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Dr Stephen Webster MA MD FRCP Formerly of Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Reviews

'If you are looking for a book that provides you with a quick overview of geriatric medicine, focuses in key points only and is small enough to fit in your white coat this is the ideal book.' GKT Gazette, 2001 'An excellent book overall. I would have used this book regularly during my elderly care attachment for reference when around the wards and clinics and for reading prior to tutorials.' 5th year medical student (Southampton) 'This is the perfect accompaniment to those 'problems of old age' modules that there is never enough time for. The lecture notes series is good and this is no exception.' Sphincter, Liverpool Medical school Gazette 'I'm very impressed with it...Contains enough detail to answer questions on a ward round!' 4th year medical student (UEA)