Cancer in the elderly
Figure 38.1 Lead-time and length-time bias. (A) Lead-time bias: early detection of slow growing cancers artificially increases cancer-specific survival. (B) Length-time bias: a screening test performed at one point in…
GERIATRICS
Anemia and other hematological problems in the elderly
Figure 37.1 Age-specific SEER incidence rates, 2007–2011. Data is from the SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) program. Multiple myeloma commonly presents with a hypoproliferative anemia, which is present in…
Caregiving
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 56 Caregiving Susan Parks, MD, Laraine Winter, PhD, and Danielle Snyderman, MD, CMD Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 7th Edition, ed. Jan Busby-Whitehead et al….
Retirement
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 54 RetirementA contemporary perspective Barret Michalec, PhD Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 7th Edition, ed. Jan Busby-Whitehead et al. Published by Cambridge University Press. ©…
Foot health in the elderly
Figure 42.1 Feet of an older adult showing many of the conditions that can happen with aging. Xerosis is present on both legs and feet. Onychomycosis is present bilaterally. Hallux…
Palliative and end-of-life care for 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 49 Palliative and end-of-life care for the elderly Molly M. Hanson, CRNP, Kristine Swartz, MD, and Brooke K. Worster, MD Reichel’s Care of the Elderly,…
The mistreatment of older adults
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 50 The mistreatment of older adults Laura Mosqueda, MD, and Elizabeth O’Toole, MSPH Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 7th Edition, ed. Jan Busby-Whitehead et al….
Surgical 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 43 Surgical care of the elderly Deepika Koganti, MD, David W. Rittenhouse, MD, and Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM Reichel’s Care of the Elderly,…
Aging in adults with intellectual disabilities and severe and persistent mental illness
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 46 Aging in adults with intellectual disabilities and severe and persistent mental illness Jan S. Greenberg, PhD, Marsha R. Mailick, PhD, and Eun Ha Namkung,…
Common rheumatologic diseases in 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 33 Common rheumatologic diseases in the elderly Jowairiyya Ahmad, MD, and Jennifer Sloane, MD Reichel’s Care of the Elderly, 7th Edition, ed. Jan Busby-Whitehead et…
