Geriatric Secrets. 2/e
NT$1440
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NT$
500
The new 2nd Edition of this valuable handbook provides revised and expanded information on the practice of geriatrics, with an emphasis on the personal touch, the team approach, the clinical challenges, and the satisfaction of improving the quality of life. An entire new section on Health Systems and Innovations, which covers alternative sites of care, such asnursing homes and patients homes, has been added, along with 11 new chapters:
- Biology of Aging
- The Older Driver
- Oral Anticoagulation in the Elderly
- Osteoporosis
- Dehydration
- Health Care Systems
- The ABCs of Medicare Reimbursement
- Home Care
- Nursing Homes
- Alternative Long-term Care
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Follows the popular Secrets question and answer format
Includes 11 new chapters (see above) and expanded information within all chapters
- A new section on Health Systems and Innovations has been added
The chapter on The Art and Practice of Geriatrics introduces some of the patients who have taught the real secrets of geriatrics
- Written by highly noted experts in the field of geriatrics
Information is sorted out by the inclusion of summary tables and bulleted highpoints