The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health
The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health
Editor: Gale
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Gale
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-57-302752-6
Category: Health & Medicine - Health
Image Count:
433
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
The Gale Encyclopedia Of Senior Health: A Guide For Seniors And Their Caregivers presents authoritative, comprehensive information on all aspects of senior health.
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Table of Contents
- Please Read—Important Information
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Thematic Outline
- Contributors
- Volume 1: A–B
- A
- AARP
- Abdominoplasty
- Abscess
- Accountable care organizations
- Acetaminophen
- Activities of daily living evaluation
- Acupressure
- Acupuncture
- Adjustment disorders
- Administration of medication
- Adult day care
- Advance directives
- Advanced practice nurse
- Aerobic exercise
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Aging
- AIDS
- AIDS counseling
- Alcohol abuse
- Allergies
- Allergy tests
- Aloe
- Alopecia
- Alpha1-adrenergic blockers
- Alpha hydroxy acids
- Alzheimer's disease
- Ambulatory blood pressure
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Aminoglycosides
- Amputation
- Amyloidosis
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Analgesics
- Anemia
- Anesthesia, general
- Anesthesia, local
- Anesthesiologist's role
- Aneurysm
- Angina pectoris
- Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- Ankle-brachial index
- Anoxia
- Antacids
- Antiangina drugs
- Antianxiety drugs
- Antiarrhythmic drugs
- Antibiotics
- Anticancer drugs
- Anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs
- Anticonvulsant drugs
- Antidementia drugs
- Antidepressant drugs, SSRI
- Antidepressants, tricyclic
- Antidiabetic drugs
- Antidiarrheal drugs
- Antifungal drugs, topical
- Antihistamines
- Antihypertension drugs
- Anti-insomnia drugs
- Anti-itch drugs
- Antioxidants
- Antiparkinson drugs
- Antipsychotic drugs
- Antiretroviral drugs
- Antituberculosis drugs
- Antiviral drugs
- Anxiety
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic valve stenosis
- Aphasia
- Arrhythmias
- Arterial line
- Arteriovenous fistula
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Aspiration
- Aspirin
- Assisted living facilities
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial fibrillation and flutter
- Audiometry
- Autoimmune disease tests
- Autoimmune disorders
- Autonomic disorders
- Autonomy
- Autopsy
- B
- Back and neck pain, physical therapy for
- Back curves
- Bacteremia
- Bacterial infections
- Balance and coordination tests
- Barbiturates
- Bariatric surgery
- Barium enema
- Behcet's syndrome
- Benzodiazepines
- Bereavement counseling
- Beta blockers
- Beta glucans
- Biofeedback
- Bipolar disorder
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder infection
- Bladder stones
- Bladder training
- Bladder ultrasound
- Blepharoplasty
- Blindness
- Blood clots
- Blood pressure
- Blood sugar tests
- Body mass index
- Boils
- Bone density test
- Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
- Bone scan
- Botox injection
- Brain and central nervous system tumors
- Breast biopsy
- Breast cancer
- Breast implants
- Breast reconstruction
- Breast self-examination
- Breathing problems
- Bronchitis
- Bronchodilators
- Bronchoscopy
- Bruising
- Bursitis
- Volume 2: C–E
- C
- Cachexia (wasting)
- Caffeine
- Calcium
- Calcium channel blockers
- Calcium supplements
- Cancer
- Cancer therapy, supportive
- Carbohydrates
- Cardiac ablation
- Cardiac bypass surgery
- Cardiac catheterization
- Cardiac monitor
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Cardiac surgery
- Cardiac valve surgery
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Cardioversion
- Caregiver
- Carotid artery disease
- Carotid ultrasound
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Case management
- Cataracts
- Catheterization, female
- Catheterization, male
- Celiac disease
- Cellulitis (infection)
- Cephalosporins
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical spondylosis
- Chemotherapy
- Chest CT scan
- Chest physical therapy
- Chest x-ray
- Chiropractic
- Cholesterol-reducing drugs
- Cholesterol test
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cinnamon
- Circulatory problems
- Cirrhosis
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Clinical trials
- Clostridium difficile
- Collagen injection
- Colon cancer
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Colostomy care
- Coma
- Commercial prescription programs
- Common cold
- Community health programs
- Community nutrition
- Community social programs
- Complete blood count
- Congestive heart failure
- Conservatorship
- Constipation
- Contact dermatitis
- Corneal diseases
- Coronary artery disease
- Cortisone
- Cosmetic surgery
- COX-2 inhibitors
- CT scans
- Cushing's syndrome
- Cystitis
- D
- Death and dying
- Deconditioning
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Dehydration
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Dental health and hygiene
- Dental implants
- Denture care
- Depression
- Dermatitis
- Dermatologist
- DHEA
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diabetic foot infections
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Dialysis technology
- Diarrhea
- Diet
- Diet and cancer
- Diet and lifestyle
- Diet and mental health
- Dietary assessment
- Dietary counseling
- Dietary intake and nutrition status
- Dietary supplements
- Dietetics
- Dietician
- Discharge from the hospital
- Dislocations and subluxations
- Diuretics
- Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Do not resuscitate (DNR) order
- Doctor of osteopathy
- Driver safety
- Drug interactions
- Dry eye
- Dry mouth
- Dry skin
- E
- Ear irrigation
- Echocardiography
- Edema
- Elder abuse
- Electrocardiography
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Electroencephalography
- Electrolyte balance
- Electrolyte tests
- Emergency health services
- Emergency medical technician
- Emphysema
- Encephalitis
- End-of-life decision making
- Endometrial cancer
- Endoscopy
- Endotracheal tube management
- Enemas
- Erectile dysfunction
- Esophageal cancer
- Estrogen
- Exercise
- Eye examination
- Eyeglasses and contact lenses
- Eyedrop instillation
- Eyelid disorders
- Volume 3: F–L
- F
- Face lift
- Fainting
- Falls
- Family relationships
- Fatigue
- Fatty liver
- Fecal incontinence
- Fibromyalgia
- Financial management
- Finding a surgeon
- Floaters
- Folic acid
- Food allergies
- Food intolerance
- Foot care
- Fungal culture
- Fungal infections
- G
- Gait and balance assessment
- Gait and balance problems
- Gallbladder cancer
- Gallstones
- Gambling
- Gangrene
- Garlic
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux scan
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Geriatric assessment tests
- Geriatric nutrition
- Geriatrics and gerontology
- GI bleeding
- GI bleeding studies
- Gingivitis
- Ginkgo biloba
- Glaucoma
- Glucosamine
- Gluten-free diet
- Glycemic index/glycemic load
- Gout
- Gout drugs
- H
- H-2 receptor blockers
- Head injury
- Headache
- Healthcare financing
- Health care, quality
- Health history
- Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Hearing aids
- Hearing loss
- Heart attack
- Heartburn
- Heart disease
- Heart valve repair
- Heatstroke
- Helicobacter pylori infection
- Hematologist
- Hematoma
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Hernia
- High cholesterol
- High-fiber diet
- Hip fractures
- Hip fractures rehabilitation
- Hip replacement
- Hip revision surgery
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Holter monitoring
- Home care
- Home health aide
- Home safety
- Homeopathic medicine
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Hospices
- Household management
- Hydrotherapy
- Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Hypothyroidism
- Hysterectomy
- I
- Immune system
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
- Independence
- Infection control
- Infectious diseases
- Influenza
- Influenza vaccination
- Informed consent
- Inhalation therapies
- Insomnia
- Insulin
- Intravenous fluid
- Intravenous medication administration
- Intravenous nutrition
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Iron tests
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ischemia
- Isolation
- Itching
- J
- Joint integrity and function
- Joint mobilization and manipulation
- K
- Kidney cancer
- Kidney function tests
- Kidney nuclear medicine scan
- Kidney stones
- Kidney transplantation
- Kidney, ureter, and bladder x-ray study
- Knee joint replacement
- Knee problems
- L
- Lactose intolerance
- Laxatives
- Leukemias, acute
- Leukemias, chronic
- Lice infestation
- Licensed practical nurse
- Liposuction
- Liver biopsy
- Liver cancer
- Liver function tests
- Liver-spleen scan
- Liver transplantation
- Living will
- Long-term care
- Low back pain
- Low-cholesterol diet
- Lower limb prostheses
- Low-fat diet
- Low-sodium diet
- Low testosterone
- Low vision
- Lumpectomy
- Lung biopsy
- Lung cancer, non-small cell
- Lung cancer, small cell
- Lupus
- Lyme disease
- Lymphedema
- Volume 4: M–R
- M
- Magnesium imbalance
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Malignant melanoma
- Malnutrition
- Mammogram
- Managed care plans
- Marijuana
- Massage therapy
- Mastectomy
- Meals on Wheels
- Medicaid
- Medical billing
- Medical ethics
- Medical futility
- Medicare
- Medicare prescription drug plan
- Medigap/Medicare supplemental insurance
- Melatonin
- Memory loss
- Meningitis
- Menopause
- Mental health
- Metastasis
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
- Migraine
- Mind/body medicine
- Minoxidil
- Mitral valve insufficiency
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Mitral valve stenosis
- Mobility issues
- Motor neuron disease
- Movement therapy
- MRSA infection
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscle relaxants
- Myelodysplasia
- Myocarditis
- N
- Nail fungus
- Nail removal
- National Institute on Aging
- Naturopaths
- Neuralgia
- Neurologic examination
- Neuromuscular physical therapy
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Nuclear stress test
- Nursing assistant
- Nursing homes
- Nutrition and healthy aging
- Nutritional supplements
- Nutritionist
- O
- Obesity
- Occupational therapy
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Oncology
- Optometry
- Oral cancers
- Oral hygiene
- Organ and tissue donation
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopathy
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian cancer
- Overactive bladder
- Overdose
- Oxygen/ozone therapy
- P
- Pacemakers
- Paget's disease of bone
- Pain
- Pain management
- Palliative care
- Pancreatic cancer, endocrine
- Pancreatic cancer, exocrine
- Panic disorder
- Pap test
- Paralysis
- Parathyroid scan
- Parkinson's disease
- Patient confidentiality
- Patient education
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Patient representation
- Patient rights
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pericarditis
- Periodic limb movement disorder
- Peripheral artery disease
- Peripheral vision loss
- Persistent vegetative state
- Personal hygiene
- Personality disorders
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacology
- Physical therapist
- Physical therapy
- Physical therapy assistant
- Physician-assisted dying
- Pinched nerve
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumonia
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Polymyositis
- Positron emission tomography
- Postoperative care
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Prayer and spirituality
- Prebiotics
- Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
- Preoperative cardiac assessment
- Preoperative care
- Presbyopia
- Prescription drug misuse
- Pressure ulcers
- Priapism
- Private insurance plans
- Probiotics
- Prostate biopsy
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate enlargement
- Prostate ultrasound
- Proton pump inhibitors
- Psoriasis
- Psychological and social issues
- Psychoses
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- R
- Reconciliation
- Recovery at home
- Recovery room
- Registered nurse
- Rehabilitation
- Relationships
- Relaxation
- Respiratory failure
- Respite care
- Restless legs syndrome
- Retinal detachment
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatologist
- Rosacea
- Volume 5: S–Z
- S
- Sarcoidosis
- Sarcomas
- Saw palmetto
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Scleroderma
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Seizure disorder
- Senior health
- Senior travel
- Sepsis
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Sexually transmitted diseases cultures
- Shiatsu
- Shingles
- Sildenafil citrate
- Sjögren's syndrome
- Skin cancer
- Skin culture
- Skin lesion removal
- Skin lesions
- Sleep apnea
- Sleep disorders
- Smoking
- Smoking cessation
- Snoring surgery
- Social Security
- Social work in health care
- Sodium
- Speech problems
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal stenosis
- Staphylococcal infections
- Stem cell therapy
- Steroids
- Stomach cancer
- Streptococcal disease
- Stress
- Stress test
- Stroke
- Substance abuse and dependence
- Substance abuse counseling
- Sugar
- Suicide
- Surgery and the elderly
- Surgical risks
- Swallowing problems
- T
- Tai chi
- Talking with your doctor
- Teeth whitening
- Tendinitis
- Testicular self-examination
- Tetanus
- Therapeutic exercise
- Thoracic surgery
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Thyroid cancer
- Thyroid function tests
- Thyroid nuclear medicine scan
- Thyroid ultrasound
- Tinnitus
- Tracheotomy
- Transient blindness
- Transient ischemic attacks
- Transplant surgery
- Trigger finger
- Tube feeding
- Tuberculosis
- U
- Ulcers
- Upper GI exam
- Upper GI series
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary tract infection
- Urine culture
- V
- Vaccinations
- Varicose veins
- Ventilators
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Veterans Health Administration
- VFW
- Viruses
- Vision disorders
- Visual impairment
- Vital signs
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Vitamins
- W
- Walking problems
- Water exercise
- Weight loss
- Wheelchair prescription
- Withdrawing support
- Wound care
- Wrinkles
- Y
- Yoga
- Z
- Zinc
- Organizations
- Glossary