Geriatric
CHAPTER 43 SKIN DISORDERS
CHAPTER 43 SKIN DISORDERS Practice of Geriatrics CHAPTER 43 SKIN DISORDERS Randy Berger, M.D., and Barbara A. Gilchrest, M.D. Pathophysiology: Age-Associated Changes in Normal Skin Clinical Assessment Diseases—Diagnosis and Management Skin is the interface between people and their environment that protects the other organs of the body from excessive temperature changes, mechanical injury, ultraviolet irradiation, […]
CHAPTER 42 OPHTHALMOLOGIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 42 OPHTHALMOLOGIC DISORDERS Practice of Geriatrics CHAPTER 42 OPHTHALMOLOGIC DISORDERS Carol R. Kollarits, M.D. Anatomic Review Eye Examination Common Ocular Problems Side Effects of Ocular Medications Surgery Blindness and Low Vision Prevention of Visual Loss Blindness is the disability feared most by elderly Americans. This fear is rational, since 3% of the patients studied […]
CHAPTER 41 OTOLOGIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 41 OTOLOGIC DISORDERS Practice of Geriatrics CHAPTER 41 OTOLOGIC DISORDERS Bradford S. Patt, M.D., F.A.C.S. External Auditory Canal Middle Ear Inner Ear Vertigo Auditory Dysfunction Otologic disorders can affect the aged in many ways, causing problems that involve the external auditory canal, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Sensorineural hearing loss and aural […]
CHAPTER 40 ORTHOPEDIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 40 ORTHOPEDIC DISORDERS Practice of Geriatrics CHAPTER 40 ORTHOPEDIC DISORDERS Thomas P. Sculco, M.D. Trauma and Fracture Management Osteoporosis Management of Arthritis in Geriatric Patients Summary The impact of musculoskeletal disorders on the geriatric population is immense. It is estimated that by the year 2030, 21% of the United States population will be over […]
CHAPTER 39 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 39 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS Practice of Geriatrics CHAPTER 39 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS Evan Calkins, M.D., and Adrian O. Vladutiu, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P. Classification and Pathophysiology Clinical Assessment Specific Clinical Entities Soft Tissue Rheumatism: Medical Orthopedics Summary CLASSIFICATION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Aches and pains in the musculoskeletal system constitute the most frequent complaints of older persons (Fig. 39-1) […]
1.1 Current scope and concerns in public health (cont’2)
Public health strategies Surveillance and monitoring The backbone of public health strategy is the development, implementation, and maintenance of an accurate reliable health information or surveillance system. Donald A. Henderson, who led the successful campaign to eliminate smallpox, has said that ‘surveillance serves as the brain and nervous system for programmes to prevent and control […]
CHAPTER 38 INFECTIONS
CHAPTER 38 INFECTIONS Practice of Geriatrics CHAPTER 38 INFECTIONS Mira Cantrell, M.D., and Dean C. Norman, M.D. Epidemiology Pathogenesis of Infection in the Elderly Factors Peculiar to Infections in the Elderly General Approach to the Management of Infection in the Elderly EPIDEMIOLOGY Infections have a major impact on the elderly, particularly those who are more […]
