Management guidelines for gerontological nurse practitioners Book

Unit I	The Healthy Older Adult	1
1	Changes with Aging	3
2	Health Promotion	25
3	Nutrition	44
Unit II	Assessment	61
4	History Taking	63
5	Review of Systems	72
Unit III	Treating Illness	85
6	Skin and Lymphatics	87
7	Head, Neck, and Face Disorders	121
8	Chest Disorders	152
9	Peripheral Vascular Disorders	230
10	Abdominal Disorders	241
11	Reproductive Disorders	289
12	Musculoskeletal Disorders	315
13	Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders	341
14	Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders	366
15	Hematologic and Immune System Disorders	395
16	Psychosocial Disorders	414
17	Symptom-Based Problems	452
App. A	Physiologic Influences of the Aging Process	535
App. B	Laboratory Values in the Older Adult	545
App. C	Common Tests and their Associations with Diseases and Conditions	549
App. D	Minimum Data Set	555
App. E	Organization and Support Group Addresses and Phone Numbers	559
App. F	Support Systems for Elders	563
	Index	565