The Practical Management of the Elderly

Old age The preventive approach Problems in diagnosis Drug therapy Gastrointestinal diseases Heart disease Disorders of blood pressure Respiratory diseases Blood diseases Endocrine disease Diseases of the kidney and prostrate Diseases of the bladder and urinary incontinence Stroke Other common neurological disorders Mental disorders Musculoskeletal disorders Accidental hypothermia Nutrition Eye diseases Skin diseases Care of the dying Organization of a geriatric service. Appendixes : Services available for old people Training of physicians in geriatric medicine Useful addresses American drugs equivalent to those mentioned in text.