Hospitalists´ Guide to the Care of Older Patients

Providing a practical, up–to–date reference in Geriatric Medicine, Hospitalists? Guide to the Care of Older Patients is the first book written specifically for hospitalists who need concise, evidence–based information on the vital topic of caring for older hospitalized patients. This groundbreaking text covers the care of older patients, their needs and vulnerabilities, and the current hospital practice environment. The book provides tools to translate what is known about the older patient?s unique needs into steps that can be immediately implemented to improve care and limit avoidable morbidity. INDICE: CONTRIBUTORS vii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1 Brent C. Williams, Preeti N. Malani, and David H. Wesorick CHAPTER 2 THE HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULT: COMMUNICATION AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 5 Mark E. Williams CHAPTER 3 GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE HOSPITALIST 17 Brent C. Williams CHAPTER 4 INFORMED DECISION–MAKING AND THE EVALUATION OF DECISION–MAKING CAPACITY 31 Lisa S. Seyfried, Esther O. Akinyemi, and Scott Y.H. Kim CHAPTER 5 CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH LIMITED PROGNOSIS: NEGOTIATING GOALS OF CARE AND PLANNING FOR THE END–OF–LIFE 47 Adam D. Marks and Caroline A. Vitale CHAPTER 6 GERIATRIC PHARMACOTHERAPY 65 Gabe Solomon, Macgregor A. Montaño, and Paul C. Walker CHAPTER 7 MANAGING BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES WITH PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATIONS: DOS, DON’TS, AND MAYBES 93 David C. Belmonte, Jolene Bostwick, and Amy B. Rosinski CHAPTER 8 ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING NUTRITION IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS 115 Lauren W. Mazzurco, Joseph Murray, and Caroline A. Vitale CHAPTER 9 HIP FRACTURE: MANAGING THE MEDICALLY COMPLEX, OLDER SURGICAL PATIENT 141 Paul J. Grant CHAPTER 10 FALLS AND MOBILITY DURING HOSPITALIZATION 165 Cynthia J. Brown and Donna M. Bearden CHAPTER 11 PRESSURE ULCERS: A PRIMER FOR THE HOSPITALIST 181 Aimée D. Garcia CHAPTER 12 DELIRIUM 203 Tia R.M. Kostas and James L. Rudolph CHAPTER 13 TRANSITIONAL CARE PLANNING: ASSURING A SAFE DISCHARGE 225 Satyen Nichani, Darius Joshi, and Christopher S. Kim INDEX 247

• ISBN: 978-1-118-12792-6
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 11/11/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés