Buch, Englisch, 688 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 790 g
Buch, Englisch, 688 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 790 g
ISBN: 978-0-323-47998-1
Verlag: Mosby US
- NEW! Introductory unit on the core principles of caring for older adults gives you a strong foundation in the principles of geriatric primary care and multimorbidity management.
- NEW! and UNIQUE! Exceptionally detailed, unfolding Exemplar Case Studies demonstrate how an expert advanced practitioner "thinks clinically" to provide care to older adults with multiple conditions.
- NEW and UNIQUE! Exceptionally detailed, unfolding Practice Case Studies emphasize patient diversity and multimorbidity management across healthcare settings to help you develop advanced clinical reasoning skills for geriatric primary care.
- NEW and UNIQUE! Strong emphasis on multimorbidity management focuses on caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions.
- NEW! Emphasis on the continuum of care across settings reflects the reality that care does not necessarily begin or end in the primary care setting but can move from primary care to acute care to inpatient rehabilitation to assisted living to long-term care, and so forth.
- NEW! Online answer submission for grading and expert feedback for self-reflection.
- NEW! Emphasis on patient diversity reflects the makeup of today's older adult, population in terms of age (young-old to old-old), gender, culture, ethnicity, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and more.
- NEW! Emphasis on interprofessional collaboration use Exemplar Case Studies and Practice Case Studies to allow you to demonstrate your interprofessional collaboration skills.
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Unit 1: Principles of Geriatrics and Multimorbidity Management Chapter 1: The Physiology and Psychology of Aging Chapter 2: Principles of Pharmacology in Geriatric Practice Chapter 3: Untangling the Geriatric Assessment Chapter 4: Palliative Care
Unit 2: Exemplar Case Studies in Multimorbidity Management Exemplar Case Study 1: Weakness (Transient Ischemic Attack) Exemplar Case Study 2: Agitation (Cognitive Dysfunction) Exemplar Case Study 3: Shortness of Breath with Activity (Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease) Exemplar Case Study 4: Wheezing (Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) Exemplar Case Study 5: Homelessness Exemplar Case Study 6: Initial Primary Care Encounter (Hyperlipidemia) Exemplar Case Study 7: Rash (Bullous Pemphigoid) Exemplar Case Study 8: Dizziness (Atrial Fibrillation) Exemplar Case Study 9: Fatigue (Anemia) Exemplar Case Study 10: Agoraphobia (Chronic Mental Illness) Exemplar Case Study 11: Joint Pain (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Exemplar Case Study 12: Urinary Frequency (Ovarian Cancer) Exemplar Case Study 13: Hoarseness (Squamous Cell Throat Cancer) Exemplar Case Study 14: Weight Gain (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) Exemplar Case Study 15: Knee Pain (Post-Knee Replacement) Exemplar Case Study 16: Insomnia (Heart Failure) Exemplar Case Study 17: Fainting (Syncope) Exemplar Case Study 18: Pain/Burning Sensation on the Back (Herpes Zoster)
Unit 3: Practice Case Studies in Multimorbidity Management Basic Case Studies Practice Case Study 1: Heartburn Practice Case Study 2: Back Pain Practice Case Study 3: Worsening Shortness of Breath with Activity Practice Case Study 4: Hallucinations Practice Case Study 5: Rhinitis Practice Case Study 6: Shortness of Breath Practice Case Study 7: Worsening Memory Practice Case Study 8: Swelling Practice Case Study 9: Abdominal Pain Practice Case Study 10: Burning When Urinating Practice Case Study 11: Painful wallowing
Advanced Case Studies Practice Case Study 12: Painful Toe Practice Case Study 13: Cough Practice Case