Medical Problems in Women over 70
eBook - PDF

Medical Problems in Women over 70

When Normative Treatment Plans do not Apply

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Medical Problems in Women over 70

When Normative Treatment Plans do not Apply

About this book

Care of the older patient is characterized by increasing incidence of chronic and acute diseases, with many patients suffering from several conditions simultaneously. The susceptibility to disease increases not only because of physiological factors relating to the aging process, but also due to changes in lifestyle, such as decreased mobility. Issu

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Yes, you can access Medical Problems in Women over 70 by Margaret Rees, Louis Keith, Margaret Rees,Louis Keith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Contributors
  4. Preface
  5. Section I: Epidemiology and scope of problem
  6. Chapter 1. Population changes and new social structures
  7. Chapter 2. Health effects in the elderly from heat and cold
  8. Section II: Conditions affecting elderly women
  9. Chapter 3. Balance, falls, and osteoporotic fractures
  10. Chapter 4. Heart disease and stroke
  11. Chapter 5. Dementia, capacity, and consent
  12. Chapter 6. Depression and mood changes
  13. Chapter 7. Urogenital aging
  14. Section III: Management problems
  15. Chapter 8. Normative values of investigations in elderly women
  16. Chapter 9. Medication and prescribing
  17. Chapter 10. Complementary and alternative medicine
  18. Section IV: Common gynecological problems
  19. Chapter 11. Prolapse
  20. Chapter 12. Gynecological cancer
  21. Section V Promoting healthy living
  22. Chapter 13. Multidisciplinary day services for the older woman
  23. Chapter 14. Diet
  24. Chapter 15. Home, residential, and palliative care
  25. Chapter 16. Keeping sex alive in later years
  26. Index
  27. Back cover