Table of Contents

Aging
Geriatric care continuum
Clinical assessment of older adults
Rehabilitation
Falls and gait imbalance
Pharmacology and medication use
Neurology
Stroke
Psychiatry
Cardiovascular medicine
Pulmonary medicine
Gastroenterology
Nephrology
Homeostasis
Endocrinology
Hematology
Musculoskeletal system
Pressure injuries
Genitourinary medicine
Incontinence
Ears
Eyes
Skin
Infection and immunity
Oncology
Palliative care / end of life
Ethics
Financing healthcare
Dental and oral health
The older driver
Preventive medicine

About the Author

Samuel C. Durso, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine Clinical Director and Director of Education in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland