Ethics and the Care of the Elderly
(1) NT Department of Health, Darwin, NT, Australia Key Points While people across all cultures agree about the value of respecting elderly people, levels of elder abuse in most…
Osteoarthritis
© The Editor(s) 2018Balakrishnan Kichu R. Nair (ed.)Geriatric Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3253-0_18 18. Osteoarthritis Vasi Naganathan1, 2 (1) Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia (2) Ageing and Alzheimer’s Institute, Concord…
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in the Elderly: Challenges and Management
ESC 2012 [3] HFSA 2010 [4] ACC/AHA 2013 [5] ESC 2016 [6] Symptoms and signs typical of HF BNP > 100 pg/mL NT-proBNP > 800 pg/mL Clinical signs/symptoms of HF…
Physiology of Ageing
Fig. 2.1 Summary of ageing changes in selected systems 2.1.1 Ageing Versus Disease When discussing the notion of “normal ageing” or “physiological ageing”, one generally refers to the process of…
Rehabilitation for the Older Patient
© The Editor(s) 2018Balakrishnan Kichu R. Nair (ed.)Geriatric Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3253-0_13 13. Rehabilitation for the Older Patient Tara Ball1 (1) Lingard Private Hospital, Merewether, NSW, Australia Tara Ball Email: tcb.rao@gmail.com Key Points Functional assessments and…
Residential Care
Goal Examples Recover functional independence and return to community living Rehabilitative stay following joint replacement, fracture, stroke, fall, infection, and cancer treatment Strive for functional improvement and move to assisted…
Ambulatory Care of the Elderly
Basic activities of daily living Independence = 1 Dependence = 0 (with supervision, direction, personal assistance, or total care) Instrumental activities of daily living Independence = 1 Varying degrees of…
Acute Care and Geriatric Assessment
Medical domain Principal diagnoses Significant comorbidities Medication review Nutritional status Psychological domain Cognition Affect Functional assessment Basic and instrumental activities of daily living Gait and balance Physical activity/Exercise Social domain…
The Problem of Incontinence in the Elderly
Once the desire to void is generated, an older person must be able to safely navigate to the toilet. Falls in particular are a major concern in the frail elderly…
Diagnosis and Management of Depressed Mood in the Older Person
© The Editor(s) 2018Balakrishnan Kichu R. Nair (ed.)Geriatric Medicinehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3253-0_7 7. Diagnosis and Management of Depressed Mood in the Older Person Brendan Flynn1, 2 (1) University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (2) Director of Medical…
