Table of Contents
SECTION I
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Chapter 1
Advanced Practice for Geriatric Clinicians
Chapter 2
Healthy People 2020 Implications for Practice
Chapter 3
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments
Chapter 4
Heart Disease
Chapter 5
Skin Cancers
Chapter 6
GI
Chapter 7
Neurological Disorders (Stroke & Parkinson’s)
Chapter 8
Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 9
Diabetes
Chapter 10
Nutrition and the Older Adult
Chapter 11
Exercise
Chapter 12
Osteoporosis
Chapter 13
Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Gout & Pain
Chapter 14
Kidney Disease
Chapter 15
Septicemia & Infection
Chapter 16
Anemia &Leukemia
Chapter 17
Chronic Wounds
Chapter 18
Medications Safety in the Older Adult
SECTION II
MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 19
Assessment & Diagnostic Evaluation
Chapter 20
Psychosocial Challenges
Chapter 21
Alcoholism
Chapter 22
Substance Abuse
Chapter 23
Dementia
Chapter 24
Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 25
Schizophrenia
Chapter 26
Depression
Chapter 27
Suicide
Chapter 28
Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 29
End of Life
