Alzheimer Disease
52 Alzheimer Disease Jared R. Brosch, Martin R. Farlow Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause for dementia affecting older adults. The illness was first described by Alois Alzheimer…
Arthritis in Older Adults
69 Arthritis in Older Adults Preeti Nair, Jiuan Ting, Helen I. Keen, Philip G. Conaghan Introduction Rheumatologic diseases are among the most common causes of pain and disability in older…
Aging and Deficit Accumulation
15 Aging and Deficit Accumulation Clinical Implications Kenneth Rockwood, Arnold Mitnitski Introduction Overview of Frailty Geriatricians have an affinity for frail older people, or should. The complex care of older…
The Pharmacology of Aging
26 The Pharmacology of Aging Patricia W. Slattum, Kelechi C. Ogbonna, Emily P. Peron Each day, worldwide, older adults consume millions of doses of medications. This remarkable amount of medication…
Vascular Surgery
46 Vascular Surgery Charles McCollum, Christopher Lowe, Vivak Hansrani, Stephen Ball Introduction As the prevalence of atherosclerosis increases with advancing age, it is hardly surprising that specialists in geriatric medicine…
The Large Bowel
78 The Large Bowel Arnold Wald Anatomy The colon is a large hollow organ derived embryologically from the primitive midgut and hindgut.1 The appendix and transverse and sigmoid colons have…
The Prostate
83 The Prostate William Cross, Stephen Prescott Introduction Prostate gland disorders are extremely common and a frequent reason for medical consultation in older men. The two most prevalent prostate conditions…
Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System
63 Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System Roman Romero-Ortuno, K. Jane Wilson, Joanna L. Hampton This chapter focuses on the consequences of aging on autonomic cardiovascular control. The neurobiology of…
