Medical Problems in Women over 70 (eBook, ePUB)

When Normative Treatment Plans do not Apply
Redaktion: Rees, Margaret; Keith, Louis

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Care of the older patient is characterized by increasing incidence of chronic and acute diseases, with many patients suffering from several conditions simultaneously. The susceptibility to disease increases not only because of physiological factors relating to the aging process, but also due to changes in lifestyle, such as decreased mobility. Issues relating to polypharmacy are exacerbated by concerns about compliance, for example in patients experiencing cognitive decline. Decisions about appropriate medical care are complicated by the fact that many of the normal values that can be relied upon as a guide in younger individuals, do not apply in the older patient.

These factors are particularly true for women, who tend to live longer and who undergo more dramatic physiologic changes, such as those associated with the menopause.

This book is designed to educate gynecologists about these issues. It draws upon the experience of specialists in a variety of clinical and non-clinical specialties, reviews current knowledge of the problems encountered in caring for the elderly female patient, and suggests guidelines for best practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040168882
• Artikelnr.: 72281877

Autorenporträt

Rees, Margaret; Keith, Louis

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Epidemiology and scope of problem 1. Worldwide population changes 2. New social structures (divorce
widowhood
rural and urban) 3. Mortality and climate change Section 2: Conditions affecting the elderly (Pathology
impact on daily living
investigations
contribution to ill health management strategies) 4. Balance
falls and mortality 5. Vision 6. Audition 7. Dementia 8. Depression and mood changes (care at home
in residential care
hospital
drug/ECT/cognitive therapy) 9. Dentition 10. Continence 11. Sex (couple and single-sex relationships
heterosexual and same-sex
at home
living alone
residential care) 12. Sleep disorders Section 3: Managing the problem 13. Setting up a one-step gerontology service 14. Investigations BP
BMI
Hb
biochemistry
immunology (what are the normative values
what does the physician need to ask?) 15. Diet and micronutrients: living alone and residential care 16. Polypharmacy getting prescriptions
compliance
drug interactions
drug metabolism changes with age 17. Alternative and complementary therapies 18. Designing living places independent and residential 19. Palliative care: location
chemotherapy
analgesia 20. Caring for carers: professional and non-professional Index & Bibliographies