Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings.

ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice. Chapters are written by experts, and are based on the specialty geriatric medicine curriculum in the UK.

ABC of Geriatric Medicine is a highly illustrated, informative, and practical source of knowledge, with links to further information and resources. It is an essential guide where management of the ageing population is a major health issue - for hospital and family doctors, students, nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

• ABC Geriatric Medicine 2
  • Contributors 7
  • Preface 8
  • Acknowledgements 9
  • CHAPTER 1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley 10
  • CHAPTER 2 Prescribing in Older People Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth 14
  • CHAPTER 3 Delirium John Holmes 20
  • CHAPTER 4 Falls Nicola Cooper 25
  • CHAPTER 5 Bone Health Katrina Topp 32
  • CHAPTER 6 Syncope Raja Hussain 37
  • CHAPTER 7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke Jon Cooper 43
  • CHAPTER 8 Dementia John Wattis & Stephen Curran 48
  • CHAPTER 9 Urinary Incontinence Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle 52
  • CHAPTER 10 Peri-operative Problems Kirsty Forrest 57
  • CHAPTER 11 Rehabilitation Lauren Ralston & John Young 62