Implications of an aging society
Figure 53.1 Number of people aged 65 and over, by age group in selected years 1900–2010. Note: Data for 2020–2050 are projections of the population. Reference population: These data refer…
Driving and the older adult
Figure 51.1 Assessment of driving-related skills (ADReS). History The first step of a medical assessment for driving ability is a targeted history. Be alert for acute and chronic medical conditions,…
Pressure ulcers
Figure 36.1 New pressure ulcer conceptual framework (from Coleman et al., 2014). Because of the significant morbidity and mortality associated with pressure ulcers and because they are considered, for the…
Urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence
Only approximately one-third of incontinent women have UI or FI to such a degree that they viewed it as a significant bother.[2] Twelve percent of older women report severe or…
Human immunodeficiency virus in the elderly
Figure 24.1 Estimated diagnoses of HIV infection by age, 2011, United States. Screening and diagnosis Missed opportunities for screening: is it HIV or is it aging? Detection of HIV infection…
Diagnosis and management of heart disease in the elderly
Figure 12.1 Probability of mortality at 30 days and 1 year as a function of age in the GUSTO-I trial (N = 41,021). Diagnosis of myocardial infarction In patients with acute…
Ethical decision making in the care of the elderly
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 60 Ethical decision making in the care of the elderly G. Kevin Donovan, MD, MA Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 7th Edition, ed. Jan Busby-Whitehead…
Advance care planning
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 59 Advance care planningUsing values and orders in end-of-life care Stephen S. Hanson, PhD, and David J. Doukas, MD Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 7th…
Health-care organization and financing
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 58 Health-care organization and financing Peter Hollmann, MD Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 7th Edition, ed. Jan Busby-Whitehead et al. Published by Cambridge University Press….
Performance improvement in a changing health-care system
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 57 Performance improvement in a changing health-care system Albert G. Crawford, PhD, MBA, MSIS, John F. McAna, PhD, and Matthew Alcusky, PharmD, MS Reichel’s Care…
