ABC of Geriatric Medicine pdf

1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine, 1
Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley

2 Prescribing in Older People, 5
Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth

3 Delirium, 11
John Holmes

4 Falls, 16
Nicola Cooper

5 Bone Health, 23
Katrina Topp

6 Syncope, 28
Raja Hussain

7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke, 34
Jon Cooper

8 Dementia, 39
John Wattis & Stephen Curran

9 Urinary Incontinence, 43
Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle

10 Peri-operative Problems, 48
Kirsty Forrest

11 Rehabilitation, 53
Lauren Ralston & John Young

12 Palliative Care, 59
Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite

13 Discharge Planning, 64
Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley

14 Intermediate Care, 69
Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy

15 Benefi ts and Social Services, 73
John Pearn & Rosemary Young

Index, 77