Case Files Geriatrics

Eugene C. Toy, MD is a dual certified family physician and ob/gyn. He is the John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chair and Program Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program; Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Methodist Hospital--Houston; Clerkship Director and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Texas--Houston Medical School (Houston, Texas). Andrew N. Dentino, MD is Bernhard T. Mittemeyer Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine; Chief, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine; Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program; Professor of Internal Medicine, Family and Community Medicine and Psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences School of Medicine, Lubbock Texas

• Section IHow to Approach Clinical ProblemsPart 1. Approach to the PatientPart 2. Approach to Clinical Problem SolvingPart 3. approach to ReadingSection IIClinical CasesCase 1. AnginaCase 2. Heart FailureCase 3. Artrial FibrillationCase 4. Aortic StenosisCase 5. HyperlipidemiaCase 6. COPD in Older PatientsCase 7. PneumjoniaCase 8. Lung CancerCase 9. HypertensionCase 10. Chronic Kidney DiseaseCase 11. AnemiaCase 12. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Pancytopenia)Case 13. Multiple MyelomaCase 14. Colon CancerCase 15. Clostridium difficile DiarrheaCase 16. Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Tract InfrectionCase 17. Prostate CancerCase 18. Postmenopausal BleeedingCase 19. Breast CancerCase 20. OsteoarthritisCase 21. Falls in teh ElderlyCase 22. Fragility Fracture/OsteoporosisCase 23. Geriatric TraumaCase 24. SyncopeCase 25. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)Case 26. Complex Partial SeizureCase 27. Giant Cell ArteritisCase 28. Parkinson DiseaseCase 29. Sensory Impairment/PresbycusisCase 30. Cognitive ImpairmentCase 31. DepressionCase 32. Medication-Related Problems (MRPs)Case 33. Prostate Cancer, Surviva Analysis and Decision MakingCase 34. Elder AbuseCase 35. Sexual DysfunctionCase 36. Impaired Decision-Making CapacityCase 37. Communication, Cultural Aspects of Aging, and CaregivingCase 38. Palliative CareCase 39. Health DisparitiesCase 40. Spiritual SufferingSection IIIListing of CasesListing by Case NumberListing by Disorder (Alphabetical)Index