Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
6th Edition
- Edited by: Christine Arenson, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
- Edited by: Jan Busby-Whitehead, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Edited by: Kenneth Brummel-Smith, Florida State University
- Edited by: James G. O'Brien, University of Louisville, Kentucky
- Edited by: Mary H. Palmer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Edited by: William Reichel, Georgetown University, Washington DC
- William Reichel, Christine Arenson, Joseph Scherger, John Gazewood, Holly Jean Coward, Racquel Daley-Placide, Laura Goldman, Thomas C. Hines, Ilona M. Kopits, Elena Umland, Jacqueline Lloyd, Randy Huffines, Maria Fiatarone Singh, Lisa Caruso, Rebecca A. Silliman, Ross J. Simpson, Phil Mendys, Brent Simmons, Daniel DeJoseph, Joshua Stolker, Michael W. Rich, Pushpendra Sharma, Kerri S. Remmel, Michele Zawora, Tsoa-Wei Liang, Hadijatou Jarra, James O'Brien, Stephanie Garrett, Lauren Collins, Barry Rovner, Marjorie Marenberg, John M. Tomkowiak, Richard D. Blondell, Lynne M. Frydrych, Rita M. Sawyer, Paula M. Minihan, Shannon Carson, Daniel Defeo, Christine Hsieh, Cuckoo Choudhary, David Alain Wohl, Karen Krigger, Molly Rose, Matthew Russell, James Burke, Tomas Griebling, Jan Busby-Whitehead, Mary Palmer, Carmen Sultana, Matthew Leinung, Paul Davis, Faith B. Davis, Karen D. Novielli, Beth Jonas, Joseph D. Zuckerman, Aaron Schachter, Arthur E. Helfand, James Studdiford, Brooke Salzman, Amber Stonehouse, Inna Sheyner, Karen Travis Stover, Danielle Snyderman, Christopher Haines, Richard Wender, William Tasman, Omesh P. Gupta, Clarence Gehris, Leonard Proctor, Allen D. Samuelson, Susan Galandiuk, Hiram C. Polk, Jr., Kenneth Brummel-Smith, Mindy Fain, Rebecca Elon, Marshall Kapp, Seema Modi, Terri Maxwell, Jeffrey Spike, Amy Ehrlich, Keiko Kimura, Jody Rogers, James O'Brien, Alice Pomidor, Joanne Schwartzberg, Joel Edman, Thomas L. Edmondson, William Dean Charmak, Richard Falvo, Daniel Swagerty, Fred Kobylarz, Gwen Yeo, Gordon Streib, Lisa Granville, Karen Myers, Susan Mockus Parks, Laraine Winter, Amy Talati, Jeanette Koran, Albert G. Crawford, Peter Hollmann, David Doukas, Laurence McCullough, Stephen Hanson, Robert Perkel
- ISBN:9780521869294
- Publication date:February 2009
- 11 b/w illus. 19 colour illus. 45 tables
The sixth edition of Reichel's Care of the Elderly: Clinical Aspects of Aging remains the pioneering text for the practicing physician confronted with the unique problems of an increasingly elderly population. Dr. William Reichel's formative text is designed as a practical and useful guide for all levels of geriatric care, from medical students to geriatric specialists.
This book emphasizes clinical management and addressed problems from the simple to the highly complex. The renowned editors have revised every chapter and have included the most recent advances in elderly care. New chapters include hormonal therapy in post-menopausal women, drug therapy for Alzheimer's sufferers, alternative medicine, the chronic understaffing of nursing homes, management of delirium, and ethical issues. Comprehensive and written for any clinicians caring for older patients (including family physicians, general internists, nurse practitioners, geriatricians, and other specialists), this esteemed text provides practical and trusted advice.
