Using a unique, case-based approach, Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics, 8th Edition, is the #1 resource of choice for busy primary care providers who need a comprehensive, easy-to-read source of practical clinical guidance to care for the growing population of older adults. You’ll find key clinical information, expert advice, and evidence-based medical guidelines that cover the patient presentations you’re most likely to encounter in everyday practice. The consistent, streamlined content and enjoyable writing style keep you informed and engaged while using the up-to-date, case study format that is ideal for learning, retention, and rapid recall.
1 Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults2 Appropriate Prescribing3 Billing and Coding4 Cultural and Social Considerations in Caring for Older Adults5 Ethics6 Financing and Organization of Healthcare7 Geriatric Assessment8 Home Care9 Hospital Care10 Integrative and Complementary Medicine11 Interprofessional Team Care12 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Medicine in Older Adults13 Long-Term Care14 Palliative Care15 Rehabilitation16 Wellness and Prevention17 Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias18 Anticoagulation19 Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders20 Constipation and Fecal Incontinence21 Delirium22 Depression23 Dizziness24 Driving25 Elder Mistreatment26 Frailty27 Gait, Balance, and Falls28 Genito-urinary Disorders in Men and Sexual Health in Older People29 Geriatric Emergency Care30 Hearing Impairment31 Malnutrition and Feeding Problems32 Persistent Pain33 Pressure Injuries and Skin Ulcers34 Sleep Disorders in Older Individuals35 Substance Use in Older Adults36 Syncope37 Urinary Incontinence38 Visual Impairment and Eye Problems39 Anemia in Older Adults40 Arthritis and Related Disorders41 Geriatric Oncology42 Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation43 Diabetes Mellitus44 Foot Problems45 Geriatric Gastroenterology: A Case-Based Approach46 Geriatric Dermatology47 Heart Failure in Older Adults48 Hypertension49 Infectious Diseases50 Chronic Kidney Disease in the Geriatric Population51 Integrating Geriatric Oral Health with Primary Care: A Case-Based Approach52 Osteoporosis53 Parkinson Disease for the Geriatrician54 Peripheral Vascular Disease55 Pulmonary Disease56 Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack57 Thyroid Disorders
Using a unique, case-based approach, Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics, 8th Edition, is the #1 resource of choice for busy primary care providers who need a comprehensive, easy-to-read source of practical clinical guidance to care for the growing population of older adults. You’ll find key clinical information, expert advice, and evidence-based medical guidelines that cover the patient presentations you’re most likely to encounter in everyday practice. The consistent, streamlined content and enjoyable writing style keep you informed and engaged while using the up-to-date, case study format that is ideal for learning, retention, and rapid recall.
1 Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults2 Appropriate Prescribing3 Billing and Coding4 Cultural and Social Considerations in Caring for Older Adults5 Ethics6 Financing and Organization of Healthcare7 Geriatric Assessment8 Home Care9 Hospital Care10 Integrative and Complementary Medicine11 Interprofessional Team Care12 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Medicine in Older Adults13 Long-Term Care14 Palliative Care15 Rehabilitation16 Wellness and Prevention17 Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias18 Anticoagulation19 Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders20 Constipation and Fecal Incontinence21 Delirium22 Depression23 Dizziness24 Driving25 Elder Mistreatment26 Frailty27 Gait, Balance, and Falls28 Genito-urinary Disorders in Men and Sexual Health in Older People29 Geriatric Emergency Care30 Hearing Impairment31 Malnutrition and Feeding Problems32 Persistent Pain33 Pressure Injuries and Skin Ulcers34 Sleep Disorders in Older Individuals35 Substance Use in Older Adults36 Syncope37 Urinary Incontinence38 Visual Impairment and Eye Problems39 Anemia in Older Adults40 Arthritis and Related Disorders41 Geriatric Oncology42 Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation43 Diabetes Mellitus44 Foot Problems45 Geriatric Gastroenterology: A Case-Based Approach46 Geriatric Dermatology47 Heart Failure in Older Adults48 Hypertension49 Infectious Diseases50 Chronic Kidney Disease in the Geriatric Population51 Integrating Geriatric Oral Health with Primary Care: A Case-Based Approach52 Osteoporosis53 Parkinson Disease for the Geriatrician54 Peripheral Vascular Disease55 Pulmonary Disease56 Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack57 Thyroid Disorders