Diseases of the Aging Kidney
81 Diseases of the Aging Kidney John M. Starr, Latana A. Munang Introduction Older adults are particularly vulnerable to renal diseases as changes in the aging kidney diminish the capacity…
GERIATRICS
Orthopedic Geriatrics
71 Orthopedic Geriatrics Robert V. Cantu Introduction Orthopedic care of older adults, especially those who are frail, presents unique challenges. Frail patients typically have multiple, interacting problems that affect decisions…
The Neurobiology of Aging: Free Radical Stress and Metabolic Pathways
11 The Neurobiology of Aging: Free Radical Stress and Metabolic Pathways Tomohiro Nakamura, Louis R. Lapierre, Malene Hansen, Stuart A. Lipton Environmental stressors and several genetic pathways play complex and…
Sarcopenia
72 Sarcopenia Yves Rolland, Matteo Cesari, Bruno Vellas In a paper published in 1997,1 Irwin Rosenberg described how the term sarcopenia (from Greek, sarx “flesh” and penia “loss”) was coined:…
Transcultural Geriatrics
133 Transcultural Geriatrics Alexander Lapin Introduction Our modern world is subjected to profound changes as never seen before in human history. Globalization of economics and communication and worldwide migration in…
Improving Quality of Care for Older People in England
127 Improving Quality of Care for Older People in England Jim George, Henry J. Woodford, James M. Fisher A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members….
Intracranial Tumors
66 Intracranial Tumors Caroline Happold, Michael Weller Introduction Intracranial tumors, as most cancers, show an increasing incidence with advancing age, with age-adjusted incidence rates for the most frequent primary brain…
Hypertension
42 Hypertension John Potter, Phyo Myint Introduction Demographic changes in most Westernized societies have highlighted the increasing number of older and very old (80+ years) adults in the global population,…
Acute Hospital Care for Frail Older Adults
118 Acute Hospital Care for Frail Older Adults Simon Conroy Introduction Hospitalization of an older adult can be a sentinel event that heralds an intensive period of health and social…
Managing Frailty
116 Managing Frailty Roles for Primary Care Steve Iliffe Introduction The aging population in industrialized societies is a challenge for primary care. Older people with multimorbidity, disabilities, cognitive impairment, and…
