4 Sleep Disturbances
Insomnia
Insomnia (Caregiver¡¯s Guide)
Somnolence
Disorders in the Sleep-Wake Cycle
Jet Lag
Sleep Walking
5 Falls and Instability
Falls and Instability
After a Fall (Caregiver¡¯s Guide)
Shoes and Falls
Canes and Walkers
6 Special Senses: Vision, Hearing, Taste and Smell
Taste and Smell
Presbyopia
Cataracts
Glare
Low Vision (Caregiver¡¯s Guide)
Glaucoma
Dry Eyes
Sudden Visual Loss
Ptosis (Dropping of the Eyelid)
Hearing Loss – Presbycusis
Hearing Loss – Presbycusis (Caregiver¡¯s Guide)
Dizziness (Vertigo)
Otis Media (Ear Infection)
Taste
Smell
Macular Degeneration
Retinal Tear and Retinal Detachment
Laser Treatment in the Eye
Contact Lenses
Hearing Aids
Cochlear Implants
7 Incontinence
Incontinence (General)
Stress Incontinence
Incontinence and Prostatic Disease
Incontinence and dementia (Caregiver¡¯s Guide)
Fecal Incontinence
14 Genitourinary and Sexual Problems
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Prostatic Cancer
Hematuria (Blood in Urine)
Vaginitis
Sexuality
Male Impotence
Dyspareunia
PSA Testing
15 Temperature Regulation
Hypothermia
Hyperthermia
16 Rheumatic and Orthopedic Problems
Osteoporosis
Foot Problems
Osteoarthritis
Arthritis of the Wrist and Hand
Arthritis of the Knee
Arthritis of the Hip
Hip Replacement
Gout
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)
Muscle Cramps
Knee Replacement
REMICAID Infusion
Immunosuppressive Therapy
18 Surgery in the Elderly
Surgery in the Elderly
Inguinal Hernia
Laparoscopic Surgery
19 Infections
HIV and AIDS
Candidiasis (Yeast Infection)
Influenza
Immunization
20 Paget¡¯s Disease of Bone
Paget¡¯s Disease of Bone
21 Fitness
Walking as Exercise
Water Walking
22 End of Life and Legal Issues
End of Life
Legal Issues
23 Charts and Diagrams
The resource American Family Physician called ¡°a valuable and convenient source of educational guides¡± is back in an updated New Edition. All the most common diseases, conditions, and problems encountered in outpatient geriatric care are covered by 185 information sheets. Each sheet features an overview of the problem, important points of treatment, directions on when to contact a physician, and space for customized instructions. Plus, a bonus CD-ROM offers the instruction sheets in a handy electronic format!