Merck Manual of Geriatrics

ANNOTATION

"...a major reorganization of the text, offers an interdisciplinary focus, with special information on nursing care, pharmacy issues, patient & family education, palliative care, and end-of-life care."

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics is the most widely used geriatric medical text in the world with more than 160,000 copies sold in 9 languages. Published since 1990 as a not-for-profit service to the scientific community by Merck & Co., Inc., it is written and reviewed by more than 150 experts in all fields of medicine from the United States and around the world.

This new Third Edition contains:Major reorganization of the text, with many more revisions than the previous edition.The entire book has a new interdisciplinary focus, with special information on nursing care, pharmacy issues, patient and family education, palliative care, and end of life care where relevant.New two-color design, with many new tables and all new illustrations.The expanded content includes new chapters or discussions on:....hypercoagulability and anticoagulation....respiratory failure....interstitial lung diseases....anorectal disorders....hearing loss....chronic dizziness and postural instability....rehabilitation....somatoform disorders....speech disorders....nonmetabolic bone disease....hand disorders....hormonal supplementation....urinary tract tumors....sexual dysfunction in women....pulmonary rehabilitation....atherosclerosis....geriatric interdisciplinary teams....continuity of care....geriatric social work....religion and spirituality....managed care....weights and measures....resource list.

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