Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Fig. 6.1 Evaluation and management of those with multimorbidity [1] For older patients with multimorbidity and a new serious problem, as described above, short-, medium-, and long-term goals now may…
Hospital Medicine
Organ/system Age-related physiologic change Consequences of aging, not disease General ↑ Body fat Altered drug distribution ↓ Total body water Endocrine Impaired glucose homeostasis ↑ glucose during stress ↑ ADH,…
Preoperative Evaluation
Comprehensive Limited (one from each domain) CAGE screen for alcohol abuse Cardiac and pulmonary risk factors Frailty, 5-point phenotype assessment ADL IADL TUG Nutrition screen Hearing screen Medication review Charlson…
Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017John R. Burton, Andrew G. Lee and Jane F. Potter (eds.)Geriatrics for Specialists10.1007/978-3-319-31831-8_4 4. Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults Kelly L. Dunn1 and Robert Roca2 (1) 1601 Airport Blvd., Suite 3, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA…
