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Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine

January 8, 2007 on 9:04 am | In Books |

J. Grimely Evans
T. Franklin Williams
Grimley Evans

Section 1 The ageing of populations and communities

1.1 Demography of older populations in developed countries
Kevin Kinsella, Richard Suzman, Jean-Marie Robine, and George Myers
1.2 Social aspects of ageing
Daniel O. Clark
1.3 Population ageing in developing countries: demographic aspects
Alexandre Kalache and Ingrid Keller

Section 2 Biological aspects of ageing

2.1 Biological origins of ageing
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood
2.2 Biological mechanisms of ageing
George M. Martin

Section 3 Infections

3.1 Epidemiology of infectious diseases
Ann R. Falsey
3.2 Infection control
J.-P. Michel, M. Lutters, N. Vogt, and K. H. Krause
3.3 Immunity and ageing
Jacques J. Proust
3.4 Immunization
Janet E. McElhaney

Section 4 Injuries

4.1 The epidemiology of proximal femoral fracture
John Grimley Evans
4.2 Injury in old age
John E. Clague and Michael A. Horan
4.3 Pressure ulcers
W. O. Seiler and Hannes B. Stähelin
4.4 Falls and syncope
R. A. Kenny

Section 5 Clinical pharmacology and ageing

5 Clinical pharmacology and ageing
B. Robert Meyer

Section 6 Nutrition and ageing

6.1 Nutrition and ageing
David A. Lipschitz
6.2 Vitamins
Hannes B. Stähelin
6.3 Anorexia of ageing
Hosam K. Kamel and John E. Morley

Section 7 Endocrine and metabolic disorders

7.1 Disorders of the thyroid gland
Paul J. Davis and Paul R. Katz
7.2 Hypo- and hypercalcaemia
Lawrence G. Raisz and Carol C. Pilbeam
7.3 The postmenopausal woman
S. Mitchell Harman and Marc R. Blackman
7.4 The hypothalamic–pituitary axes
S. Mitchell Harman and Marc R. Blackman
7.5 Diabetes
G. S. Meneilly

Section 8 Gastroenterology

8.1 Oral health and disease
Michèle J. Saunders
8.2 Dysphagia
Pam Enderby
8.3 Disorders of the oesophagus
Richard Curless
8.4 Disease of the stomach
Makau Lee
8.5 Management of gastrointestinal haemorrhage
J. D. Shearman and D. P. Jewell
8.6 Diseases of the small intestine and pancreas
John R. Saltzman and Nicholas Karamitsios
8.7 Colonic diseases
William D. Chey and William Y. Chey
8.8 Hepatobiliary disease
Mujtaba Hasan and Ken Woodhouse

Section 9 Cardiovascular disorders

9.1 Cardiovascular disorders
Edward G. Lakatta and Gary Gerstenblith
9.2 Peripheral arterial disease
Linda Hands
9.3 Aneurysmal disease
Linda Hands
9.4 Venous diseases
Alain Franco, Jean-Luc Bosson, and Carole Woodward
9.5 Hypertension
C. Rajkumar and C. J. Bulpitt
9.6 Cardiac arrhythmias
W. P. Orr and Y. Bashir
9.7 Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation
J. P. Emeriau, S. Richard Hartson, and N. Salles Montaudon
9.8 Cardiovascular disease risk factors
Kay-Tee Khaw
9.9 Myocardial infarction
Gaetano Crepaldi and Roldano Scognamiglio
9.10 Angina
G. Hart
9.11 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
J. W. Sear
9.12 Heart failure
Christian Swinne
9.13 Infective endocarditis
Raymond Auckenthaler

Section 10 Cancer: an overview

10 Cancer: an overview
W. Bradford Patterson and Paul Calabresi

Section 11 Stroke

11.1 The epidemiology of stroke
Haruko Yamamoto and Julien Bogousslavsky
11.2 The prevention of stroke
Nawab Qizilbash and John Grimley Evans
11.3 Pathology of stroke
Nigel M. Hyman
11.4 Care for the patient with stroke
John Grimley Evans

Section 12 The ageing respiratory system

12.1 Age-associated changes in pulmonary reserve
Bruce D. Johnson
12.2 Respiratory infections
Joseph M. Mylotte and David W. Bentley
12.3 Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sarah Keir and Lindsey Dow
12.4 Pulmonary embolism
Arnaud Perrier, Catherine Goehring, and Alain Junod
12.5 Tuberculosis
Shobita Rajagopalan and Thomas T. Yoshikawa

Section 13 Joints and connective tissue

13.1 Management of rheumatoid arthritis
Evan Calkins and John D. Reinhard
13.2 Back pain
Nortin M. Hadler
13.3 Osteoarthritis
Lyn Williamson and Paul Wordsworth
13.4 Gout and other crystal arthropathies
J. T. Scott
13.5 Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
John H. Klippel and Thurayya Arayssi
13.6 Connective tissue disorders
John H. Klippel and Thurayya Arayssi
13.7 Soft tissue rheumatism
Thurayya Arayssi and John H. Klippel
13.8 Foot problems
Arthur E. Helfand

Section 14 Disorders of the skeleton

14.1 Involutional osteoporosis
S. Khosla, L. Joseph Melton III, and B. Lawrence Riggs
14.2 Osteomalacia
Carol C. Pilbeam and Lawrence G. Raisz
14.3 Paget’s disease of bone
Ronald C. Hamdy
14.4 Infections of bone
Vinod K. Dhawan and Thomas T. Yoshikawa

Section 15 Nephrology and the genitourinary system

15.1 Disorders of fluid and electrolyte balance
Eric L. Knight and Kenneth L. Minaker
15.2 Renal disease
Terry Feest
15.3 Bladder structure and function
Alison F. Brading and Kossen M. T. Ho
15.4 Urinary incontinence
Catherine E. DuBeau
15.5 Benign prostatic disease
Roger C. L. Feneley and Andrea M. Cannon
15.6 Urinary tract infection
Lindsay E. Nicolle

Section 16 Disorders of the blood

16 Disorders of the blood
Harvey Jay Cohen

Section 17 Skin disease

17 Skin disease
Arthur K. Balin

Section 18 Neurology and psychology

18.1 Examination of the nervous system
Jonathan P. Willmer
18.2 Sleep disorders
Donald L. Bliwise
18.3 Subdural haematoma
Andrew J. Martin and John R. Bartlett
18.4 Epilepsy and epileptic seizures
Raymond Tallis
18.5 Parkinson’s disease and related disorders
Barry J. Snow
18.6 Motor neurone disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Andrew Eisen
18.7 Peripheral neuropathy
Pierre Bouche
18.8 Intracranial tumours
Gordon K. Wilcock
18.9 Intracranial abscess
Peter Heywood
18.10 Meningitis and encephalitis
Norman L. Pflaster and John C. M. Brust
18.11 Mobility disorders—how to evaluate and treat the effects of age and disease
Joy Antonelle deMarcaida and Leslie Wolfson
18.12 Autonomic dysfunction
Christopher J. Mathias
18.13 Temperature homeostasis
Kenneth J. Collins
18.14 Hypothermia
Peter J. Murphy
18.15 Vision

• 18.15.1 The eye and senescence
• Robert A. Weale
• 18.15.2 Visual perception and cognition
• Robert Sekuler and Allison B. Sekuler
• 18.15.3 Poor vision
• Eleanor E. Faye

18.16 Disorders of hearing
A. Julianna Gulya
18.17 Impairments of taste and smell
Susan S. Schiffman
18.18 Memory and ageing
Lars Bäckman, Brent J. Small, and Maria Larsson
18.19 Cognition
Peter V. Rabins
18.20 Dementia
Robert P. Friedland and Gordon K. Wilcock
18.21 Disordered levels of consciousness and acute confusional states
Kenneth Rockwood
18.22 Head injury
G. P. Malcolm
18.23 Headaches and facial pain
James Howe
18.24 Dizziness
W. J. MacLennan

Section 19 Voluntary muscle

19.1 Strength and power
Stephen D. R. Harridge and Archie Young
19.2 Aerobic exercise
Katie E. Malbut-Shennan, Carolyn A. Greig, and Archie Young
19.3 Muscle as a dynamic metabolic store
Richard D. Griffiths, Eric A. Newsholme, and Archie Young
19.4 Muscle disease
Archie Young

Section 20 Psychiatric aspects of the medicine of later life

20.1 Depression
Robert C. Baldwin
20.2 Anxiety, paranoid, and manic disorders
Kenneth I. Shulman
20.3 Alcoholism
Thomas P. Beresford
20.4 Providing care for elderly people who exhibit disturbing behaviour
Terry Fulmer, Graham J. McDougall, Ivo L. Abraham, and Rachel Wilson
20.5 Sexual activity
John M. Kellett

Section 21 Perioperative assessment and management

21 Perioperative assessment and management
Diane G. Snustad and Richard W. Lindsay

Section 22 Legal and ethical issues in geriatric medicine

22 Legal and ethical issues in geriatric medicine
Heather MacDonald, Charles Weijer, and Peter Singer

Section 23 Services

23.1 Principles of care
John Grimley Evans
23.2 Institutional care
Gabriel Gold and Vincent Marchello
23.3 The geriatric day hospital
Irene D. Turpie
23.4 Stroke units
Peter Langhorne
23.5 Memory disorders clinics
Gordon K. Wilcock
23.6 Home care: issues and innovations
Bruce Leff and Knight Steel
23.7 Intensive care units
Barry J. Goldlist
23.8 Symptom management and palliative care
Mary J. Baines and Nigel P. Sykes
23.9 Health promotion, screening, and surveillance
Christopher Patterson

Section 24 Exercise and lifestyle

24 Exercise and lifestyle
Sarah E. Lamb

Section 25 Assessing quality of life

25 Assessing quality of life
Ray Fitzpatrick and Claire Davey

Section 26 Special problems

26.1 Driving and mobility
Desmond O’Neill
26.2 Elder mistreatment
Dorrie E. Rosenblatt and Mark S. Lachs
26.3 Failure to thrive
B. Lynn Beattie and Jason Francoeur
26.4 Consequences of immobility
W. O. Seiler
26.5 Frailty
Gary Naglie

Section 27 Useful information

27 Useful information
John Grimley Evans