Geriatric pearls Book

Part 1: Normal Aging
1. Physiological Changes with Aging
2. Prevention of Disease and Injury
3. Health Appraisal for the Robust Elder

Part 2: Geriatric Evaluation
4. The Special Clinical Evaluation of the Elderly
5. Laboratory Tests in the Geriatric Patient

Part 3: Disease and Injury in the Elderly
6. Atypical Symptoms and Signs of Disease
7. The Sick Elder
8. The Geriatric Giants: Multifactorial Clinical Syndromes
9. Confusion Syndromes
10. Alzheimer's Dementia
11. Other Irreversible Dementias
12. Depression in the Elderly
13. Elder Abuse

Part 4: Rehabilitation and Resources
14. Rehabilitation in Geriatrics
15. Community Resources

Part 5: Medications
16. Prescribing for the Elderly: General Principles
17. How Do Problems with Medications Occur?
18. Prescribing for Some Common Disorders
19. Oral Anticoagulation Therapy for Older Adults

Part 6: At the End of Life
20. Caring for the Terminally Ill Patient
21. Signs of Approaching Death
22. Symptom Management in the Terminally Ill Patient
23. Intensity of Treatment
Afterword: Geriatrics in a Nutshell
Appendices