Geriatric Diseases: Clinical Expression, Management and Impact is the ultimate guide on clinical expression and management of diseases in the elderly.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Disclaimer
• About the Authors
• Part I Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly
• 1 Heart Failure
• 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias
• 3 Infective Endocarditis
• 4 Coronary Artery Disease
• 5 Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly
• 6 Hypertension in the Elderly
• 7 Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Part II Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly
• 8 Pneumonia in Geriatric Patients
• 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• 10 Asthma in the Elderly
• 11 Lung Cancer in the Elderly
• 12 Pulmonary Embolism
• 13 Sleep Disorders
• Part III Disorders of the Digestive Tract in the Elderly
• 14 The Oesophagus and Oesophageal Disorders
• 15 Peptic Ulcer Disease in the Elderly
• 16 Colorectal Cancer
• 17 Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly
• 18 Gastrointestinal​ Bleeding in the Elderly
• 19 Acute Abdominal Pain in the Elderly
• 20 Infectious Diarrhoeas in the Elderly
• Part IV Liver Diseases in the Elderly
• 21 Viral Hepatitis in the Elderly
• 22 Chronic Liver Disease
• 23 Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• 24 Ascites in the Elderly
• Part V Blood Disorders in the Elderly
• 25 The Anaemias
• 26 Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• 27 Myeloproliferati​ve Neoplasms
• 28 Immunoproliferat​ive Disorders
• 29 Lymphoproliferat​ive Disorders
• Part VI Renal and Lower Urinary Tract Disorders in the Elderly
• 30 Glomerular Disease in the Elderly
• 31 Renovascular Disease in the Elderly
• 32 Acute Kidney Injury
• 33 Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly
• 34 Prostate Gland and Related Disorders
• 35 Male Sexual Dysfunction:​ Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
• Part VII Neurological Disorders in the Elderly
• 36 Parkinson's Disease
• 37 Multisystem Atrophy (MSA)
• 38 Motor Neurone Disease
• 39 Multiple Sclerosis
• 40 Peripheral Neuropathy
• 41 Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission
• 42 Epilepsy
• Part VIII Metabolic Bone Disorders in the Elderly
• 43 Osteoporosis
• 44 Osteomalacia
• 45 Paget's Disease
• 46 Osteoporotic Fracture and Management
• Part IX Endocrine Disorders in the Elderly
• 47 Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly
• 48 Thyroid Disease in the Older Patient
• 49 Hyperparathyroid​ism
• Part X Electrolyte Disturbances and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism in the Elderly
• 50 Disorders of Sodium
• 51 Disorders of Potassium
• 52 Disorders of Calcium Metabolism
• Part XI Disorders of the Musculo-skeletal System in the Elderly
• 53 The Spine
• 54 Large Joints
• Part XII Arthritides in the Elderly
• 55 Rheumatoid Arthritis
• 56 Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• 57 Psoriatic Arthropathy
• 58 Spondyloarthriti​s
• 59 Osteoarthritis
• 60 Crystal-Induced Arthritis
• Part XIII Vasculitis in the Elderly
• 61 Vasculitis in Geriatric Patients
• Part XIV Connective Tissue Disorders in the Elderly
• 62 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• 63 Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
• 64 Sjogren's Syndrome
• 65 Overlap Syndromes and Inflammatory Myopathies
• Part XV Organic Disorders of the Brain
• 66 Acute Delirium in the Elderly:​ Diagnosis and Management
• 67 The Dementias
• 68 Neurodegenerativ​e Disorders
• 69 Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BSPD) and Management
• 70 Drug Management of the Dementias
• 71 Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
• Part XVI Psychiatry of Older Adults
• 72 Mood Disorders (Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder)
• 73 Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Later Life
• 74 Late-Life Psychosis
• 75 Suicide in the Elderly
• 76 Substance Abuse in the Elderly
• Part XVII Cerebrovascular Diseases in the Elderly
• 77 Stroke in the Elderly
• 78 Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
• 79 Primary and Secondary Prevention of Stroke
• 80 Carotid Artery Disease in the Elderly
• Part XVIII Hearing Loss and Related Problems in the Elderly
• 81 Common Ear Problems in the Elderly
• 82 Vertigo/​Dizziness in the Elderly
• 83 Tinnitus
• Part XIX Visual Problems in the Elderly
• 84 Loss/​Low Vision
• 85 Blurred Vision
• 86 Dry Eye
• Part XX Skin Disorders in the Elderly
• 87 Common Skin Disorders in the Elderly
• 88 Pruritus in the Elderly
• 89 Chronic Leg and Foot Ulcers in the Elderly
• Part XXI Oral and Oral-Related Disorders in the Elderly
• 90 Oral Issues in the Elderly
• 91 Oral-Related Disorders
• 92 Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease