Care of the Older Adult

This book is a case-based resource detailing the latest diagnostic and management strategies applicable to a number of carefully selected situations in clinical geriatrics. Each chapter details a specific condition and features descriptions of scenarios that are commonly encountered in the clinical care of older adults, along with suggestions for preventing, improving or resolving health issues. Care of the Older Adult: A Clinical Casebook is a practical, case-based guide to clinical presentations of a range of conditions encountered in older adults, making it a valuable resource for clinicians in geriatrics, primary care and other specialties, fellows and residents preparing for board exams, nurses, and anyone working to improve the health of older adults.