Table of Contents

The Approach to the Elderly Patient Mark E. Williams Principles of Care for Older Persons Mudanai Sabapathy and Bruce J. Naughton Office-Based Caregiver Support Jane M. Thibault and James G. O'Brien Rational Drug Therapy in the Elderly Robert L. Dickman Pain Control Michael P. Temporal Loss and Bereavement in the Elderly Donald Bartlett Management of the Surgical Patient Peter Pompei Substance Abuse Robert Mallin Elder Abuse: It Shouldn't Hurt to Be Old Patricia A. Bomba Weight Loss in the Elderly Patient Russell G. Robertson Visual Impairment in the Elderly Shahriar Farzad, David Sarraf, and Anne L. Coleman Hearing Difficulty Roseanne C. Berger Dizziness, Syncope, and Falls in the Elderly Richard Brunader Low Back Pain in the Elderly Kim Edward LeBlanc Urinary Disorders Richard J. Ackermann Sexual Function and the Older Adult Fran E. Kaiser Evaluation and Treatment of Depression Robin R. Whitebird et al. Delirium Sidney T. Bogardus, Jr. Chronic Memory Impairment Thomas C. Rosenthal Sleep Disorders Tarannum Alam and Cathy A. Alessi Schizophrenia and Anxiety in Late Age Kim Griswold Musculoskeletal Problems in the Elderly Kim Edward LeBlanc Metabolic Bone Disease Ailleen Heras-Herzig and Theresa A. Guise Hypertension and Lipid Disorders Vinod Patel and Thomas C. Rosenthal Peripheral Arterial Disease Gregory S. Cherr Cardiac Disease Tarek Helmy, Amar D. Patel, and Nanette Wenger Heart Failure Richard W. Pretorius Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke William D. Smucker Tremor Lesley Wilkinson, Carol Stewart, and Nancy Tyre Pulmonary Disease in the Elderly Eleanor M. Summerhill Renal Function and Failure Robert D. Lindeman Gynecology and Breast Disease Barbara A. Majeroni Diabetes and Thyroid Disorders in the Elderly Sara E. Young, Richelle J. Koopman, and Arch G. Mainous, III Immune and Inflammatory Disease in Older Adults David R. Thomas Oral Conditions Jude A. Fabiano Common Dermatologic Conditions in Aging Charles A. Cefalu Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: An Evidence-Based Approach Robert E. Pieroni Neoplastic Disease Kenneth G. Schellhase Hematology Gerald L. Logue Common Infections in the Elderly Wm. A. Woolery and Stephen J. Evans Common Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Elderly Kristen M. Robson and Tony Lembo

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