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- Dedications
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Chapter 1 What is geriatric medicine
- Chapter 2 Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Chapter 3 Prescribing in older people
- Chapter 4 Acute illness overview
- Chapter 5 Cardiovascular
- Chapter 6 Respiratory
- Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal
- Chapter 8 Endocrine and metabolic
- Chapter 9 Renal
- Chapter 10 Musculoskeletal problems
- Chapter 11 Infections
- Chapter 12 Psychiatric
- Chapter 13 Neurology
- Chapter 14 Chronic disease and disability
- Chapter 15 Rehabilitation
- Chapter 16 Systems of care in older people
- Chapter 17 Long-term care
- Chapter 18 Falls and fall prevention
- Chapter 19 Palliative care
- Chapter 20 Orthogeriatrics
- Chapter 21 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack
- Chapter 22 Skin problems: acute and chronic
- Chapter 23 Leg ulcers and pressure ulceration
- Chapter 24 Cancer in old age
- Chapter 25 Elder abuse
- Chapter 26 Gerontechnology
- Chapter 27 Role of the multidisciplinary team
- Index
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- Dedications
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Chapter 1 What is geriatric medicine
- Chapter 2 Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Chapter 3 Prescribing in older people
- Chapter 4 Acute illness overview
- Chapter 5 Cardiovascular
- Chapter 6 Respiratory
- Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal
- Chapter 8 Endocrine and metabolic
- Chapter 9 Renal
- Chapter 10 Musculoskeletal problems
- Chapter 11 Infections
- Chapter 12 Psychiatric
- Chapter 13 Neurology
- Chapter 14 Chronic disease and disability
- Chapter 15 Rehabilitation
- Chapter 16 Systems of care in older people
- Chapter 17 Long-term care
- Chapter 18 Falls and fall prevention
- Chapter 19 Palliative care
- Chapter 20 Orthogeriatrics
- Chapter 21 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack
- Chapter 22 Skin problems: acute and chronic
- Chapter 23 Leg ulcers and pressure ulceration
- Chapter 24 Cancer in old age
- Chapter 25 Elder abuse
- Chapter 26 Gerontechnology
- Chapter 27 Role of the multidisciplinary team
- Index