CURRENT Geriatric Diagnosis and Treatment

Approach to the Geriatric Patient

1/How Geriatric Patients are Special

2/Continuum of Care

3/Prevention and Health Promotion Across the Continuum of Care

4/Geriatric Assessment

Environments of Care

5/Office Practice

6/Home Care

7/Hospital Care

8/Long Term Care

9/Surgical and Perioperative Care

Common Disorders in the Elderly

10/Delirium

11/Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (due 5/31)

12/Falls and Mobility Disorders

13/Parkinsons and Other Movement Disorders

14/Depression and Other Mental Health Issues

15/Sleep Disorders

16/Visual and Hearing Impairment

17/Dizziness and Syncope

18/Cerebrovascular Disease

19/Cardiac Disease

20/Hypertension (in the Older Adult)

21/Peripheral Vascular and Thromboembolytic Disease

22/Respiratory Disease

23/Abdominal Complaints and Gastrointestinal Disorders

24/Incontinence

25/Renal, Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders

26/Arthritis and Vasculitis

27/Osteoporosis and Hip Fractures

28/Pressure Ulcers

29/Common Skin Disorders

30/Cancers in the Geriatric Population

31/Anemia in the Elderly

32/Endocrine Disorders

33/Diabetes in the Elderly

34/Common Infectious Diseases

Special Situations

35/Special Issues in Womens Health

36/Special Issues in Mens Health

37/Principles of Rehabilitation

38/Weight Loss and Other Nutritional Issues

39/Use of Tobacco, Alcohol and Non-prescribed Medications

40/Elder Mistreatment, Violence, and Self-Neglect

41/Principles of Drug Therapy:: Changes with Aging, Polypharmacy, and Drug Interaction

42/Exercise, Balance and Mobility

43/Common Pain Syndromes and Management of Pain

44/Palliative Care and Pain Management

45/Anti-Aging and Complimentary Therapies

46/Common Legal & Ethical Issues

Appendix:: Geriatric Instruments

Index