Lecture notes on geriatrics Book

	Preface to the Fifth Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
	Abbreviations
1	Demography, Care in the Community and Social Aspects	1
2	Why Geriatric Medicine? Special Features of Medicine in the Elderly	22
3	Disability and Rehabilitation	32
4	The Ageing Brain	39
5	Falls and Immobility	50
6	Locomotor Problems	57
7	Stroke Made Simple	70
8	Other Diseases of the Nervous System	81
9	Cardiovascular Disorders	90
10	Respiratory Disease	104
11	Gastrointestinal Disease	110
12	Disorders of Homeostasis and Metabolism	124
13	The Urinary Tract	135
14	Blood and Bone Marrow	145
15	Eyes, Ears and Skin	157
16	Death and Dying	169
App. 1	Standards for Long-Term Care	179
App. 2	Annual Review of Patients over 75 Years of Age	181
App. 3	Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (DGM)	183
App. 4	The Barthel Scale	184
App. 5	The Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT)	185
App. 6	Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)	186
App. 7	Legal Requirements Concerning Patients with Dementia	187
App. 8	Fitness to Fly	189
App. 9	Risk Factors for Arterial Occlusion	190
App. 10	Respiratory Function in the Elderly	191
App. 11	Deaths to Report to the Coroner	192
	Index	193