GERIATRIC MEDICINE
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
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DOI：
10.1007/978-981-10-3253-0
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发表时间：
1972-11
影响因子：
11.4
通讯作者：
Balakrishnan R Nair
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作者：
Balakrishnan R Nair
“没有比知识更富有的，也没有比顺从更贫穷的。佛陀（C。（公元前400-500年）我们生活在一个胜利的时代，由于医学和公共卫生的重大进步，地球仪上的老年人越来越多。老年人是一个由各种各样的人组成的群体，他们需要为每个人量身定制并得到科学知识支持的医疗保健。世界各地的医疗保健提供者都认识到老年人的复杂性和脆弱性，许多人正在寻求实用和最新的信息。我们希望你会对这本专业的、以证据为基础的老年医学纲要感到兴奋。作者是来自澳大利亚、新西兰、美利坚合众国、加拿大和印度的老年医学专家，他们是根据他们的专业知识和对各自主题的热情而被选中的。每一章都从一个问题开始，讨论这个问题，并以如何解决这个问题结束。探讨了多模态的挑战。例如，房颤和痴呆症很常见。在多个领域进行干预的机会被强调，并以多种方式促进健康和恢复。这本书从衰老的流行病学开始，然后是生理学，虚弱和药理学。然后，我们讨论护理在不同的设置为老年患者，包括急性医院，门诊和住宅护理设置。特别章节涉及常见问题，如心房颤动，骨关节炎，收缩期高血压，舒张功能障碍，痴呆症和痴呆症的行为障碍。我们提请注意往往诊断不足和治疗不足的综合征，如谵妄，福尔斯和失禁。重要的主题，如道德，姑息治疗和先进的护理规划突出。
‘There is no wealth like knowledge, and no poverty like ignorance’.—Buddha (c. 400–500 BC)We live in a triumphant era of increasing numbers of older people around the globe, thanks to major advances in medicine and public health. Older adults comprise a population of heterogeneous people who need medical care that is tailored to each individual and supported by scientific knowledge. Healthcare providers all over the world are recognising the complexity and vulnerability of older adults, and many are seeking practical and up-to-date information. We hope you will be thrilled with this expertly written, evidence-based compendium of geriatric medicine. The authors are experts in geriatric medicine from Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Canada and India who were selected on the basis of their expertise and passion for their topics. Each chapter begins with a problem, discusses the issue and ends with how the problem can be sorted out. The challenges of multimorbidity are explored. It is common, for example, to have atrial fibrillation and dementia. Opportunities to intervene in multiple domains are highlighted and shown to promote wellness and recovery in numerous ways. The book starts with the epidemiology of aging, followed by physiology, frailty and pharmacology. We then discuss care in varied settings for older patients, including acute hospital, ambulatory and residential care settings. Special sections address common issues like atrial fibrillation, osteoarthritis, systolic hypertension, diastolic dysfunction, dementia and behavioural disturbances in dementia. We draw attention to syndromes that are often under-diagnosed and under-treated such as delirium, falls and incontinence. Important themes such as ethics, palliative care and advance care planning are highlighted.