The Gale Encyclopedia Of Senior Health: A Guide For Seniors And Their Caregivers presents authoritative, comprehensive information on all aspects of senior health.

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