Geriatrics in Latin America
123 Geriatrics in Latin America Fernando Gomez, Carmen-Lucia Curcio Most older people live in less developed countries, and these countries will experience the most rapid aging compared with other countries….
Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine
115 Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine Søren Holm In one sense, there are no ethical issues or principles that are specific to geriatric medicine. Our moral status as persons do…
HIV and Aging
113 HIV and Aging Current Status and Evolving Perspectives Julian Falutz Introduction The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect millions of people throughout the world more than 30 years after it…
Pressure Ulcers
107 Pressure Ulcers Bryan D. Struck Five centuries ago, French physician Ambroise Paré described one of the earliest pressure ulcers in the medical literature, noting that “the bedsore on the…
Rehabilitation
100 Rehabilitation Evidence-Based Physical and Occupational Therapy Techniques for Stroke and Parkinson Disease Geert Verheyden, Annick Van Gils, Alice Nieuwboer Introduction Rehabilitation services are typically provided by a group of…
Geriatric Oncology
92 Geriatric Oncology Margot A. Gosney Cancer is a major cause of death and morbidity in older adults. In England and Wales, more than 331,000 people were diagnosed with cancer…
Surgery and Anesthesia in the Frail Older Patient
37 Surgery and Anesthesia in the Frail Older Patient Jugdeep Kaur Dhesi, Judith Partridge Introduction In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the role for geriatric medicine…
The Future of Old Age
3 The Future of Old Age Caleb E. Finch, Edward L. Schneider Biogerontology, the field of biologic aging research, is the final biomedical research frontier. The sequencing of the human…
Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders
87 Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders Steven R. Peacey Disorders of the Adrenal Glands The need for normal adrenal functioning continues into old age. After decades of speculation, there is now…
The Small Bowel
77 The Small Bowel Saqib S. Ansari, Sulleman Moreea, Christopher A. Rodrigues Diseases of the small bowel can be divided into two categories for clinical purposes: (1) diffuse processes, such…
