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ContributorsPrefacePART I: ISSUES IN AGINGSection 1: Foundation1. Why Geriatrics and Gerontology, Victor Hirth, Darryl Wieland, and Maureen Dever-Bumba2. The Biology of Aging and Emerging Interventions, Bruce R. Troen and Adam Golden3. Physical and Cognitive Function, Gilles O. Einstein, Michelle Horhota, and Mark McDaniel4. The Global Democracy of Aging, Nina Tumosa and Margo-Lea Hurwicz5. Cultural Competence in Geriatric Care, Margo-Lea Hurwicz and Nina TumosaSection 2: Examination and Function6. Medical Evaluation of the Older Person, Mark E. Williams and Anna M. Hicks7. Functional Assessment, Jeffrey De Castro Mariano and David B. Reuben8. Aging and Sensory Loss: Vision, Hearing, Somatosensory, and Vestibular, Anne L. Harrison, Anne Olson, and Scott Shaffer9. Atypical Presentation of Diseases in the Older Adult, Keerti SharmaSection 3: Professional and Patient Decision-Making in the Older Adult10. Assessing Decisional Capacity in Older Adults, Diane Chau, Patricia Lanoie Blanchette,Sreekanth Donepudi, and Reed Dopf11. Health Literacy Practice and Assessment, Carolyn Crane Cutilli and Cynthia T. Schaefer12. Approach to Laboratory Testing and Imaging in Aging, Allan S. Brett and Caroline Powell13. Consideration Prior to Drug Prescribing in the Elderly, Edmund H. Duthie, Jr., Kathryn M. Denson, andElizabeth Cogbill14. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, David Haber, William Logan, and Sarah SchumacherSection 4: Common Situations15. Older Drivers: Safe Mobility in the Later Years, Karlene Ball and Rachel Benz16. Changing Living Environments for Older Adults:Environmental Supports for Aging in Place, J.L. Warren and S. Rodiek17. Family Caregiving, Deborah C. Messecar, Carol Parker Walsh, andAllison Lindauer18. Sexuality, Angela Gentili and Michael GodschalkPART II: INTERPROFESSIONAL GERIATRICS19. Multi-Professional Team Care, Kathryn Hyer, Carol Babcock, Amanda H. Lucas,Larry E. Robinson, and Lee A. HyerSection 5: Acute Care20. Geriatric Consultation Services, Lisa M. Walke and Maria Maiaroto21. Perioperative Care of the Older Adult, James T. Birch, Jr., Brian Leo, and Daniel Swagerty22. Discharge Planning and Transitional Care, Erin L. Cooper and William L. LyonsSection 6: Chronic Care23. Advanced Illness Care and Elders at theEnd of Life, Maura Brennan, Mayu Sekiguchi, and Julie McCole Phillips24. Home Care, Peter Boling and Rachel Selby-Penczak25. Long-Term Care, Daniel Ari Mendelson and Robert M. McCannSection 7: Adaptive Care26. An Approach to Assessing and OrderingPhysical Therapy, Jonathan W. Donley27. Integrating Technology into Older Adult Living, Eun-Shim Nahm and Barbara ResnickSection 8: Rehabilitation28. Interprofessional Management of the Complex AcuteSurgical Patient, Mihaela S. Stefan and Gladys L. Fernandez29. Interdisciplinary Team Care of the Older Adultwith Cancer, Cathy C. Schubert and Heather RiggsPART III: GERIATRIC SYNDROMES AND IMPORTANT ISSUES30. Delirium, Franklin S. Watkins and Jeff D. Williamson31. Dementia, Loren S. Greenberg32. Polypharmacy, Claudene J. George33. Urinary Incontinence, Camille P. Vaughan and Theodore M. Johnson34. Falls and Mobility Disorders, David A. Ganz, Wessam Labib, andLaurence Z. Rubenstein35. Weight Loss, Alexandra E. Leigh and Christine S. Ritchie36. The Frailty Syndrome, Peter Khang and Kuo-Wei Lee37. Evaluating and Treating Depression in Older Adults, Stephen Thielke and Steven Vannoy38. Pressure Ulcers, David R. Thomas39. Common Gastrointestinal Problems, George Triadafilopoulos and Gaurav Arora40. Hip Fractures, Susan M. Friedman, Daniel A. Mendelson, andStephen L. Kates41. Osteoporosis, Susan Ott42. Approach to Common Infections in Older Adults, Stephen G. Weber43. Congestive Heart Failure, Sandra Bellantonio, Mara Slawsky, Greg Valania, andFadi Saab44. Stroke, Mel L. Anderson III and Jeffrey I. Wallace45. Management of Hypertension in the Elderly, Ihab Hajjar and Dae Hyun KimIndex