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Latest revision as of 21:36, 17 November 2012

Editors-In-Chief of Geriatrics: Lewis Lipsitz, M.D., Chief of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatric Medicine; Angela Botts, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatric Medicine

Click Here For A Complete Listing Of All Chapters In The Living Textbook Of Geriatrics In Alphabetical Order

v t e Geriatrics
Health in Geriatrics	Physical activity in the elderly • Nutrition and diet in the elderly • Hypertension in the elderly • Sexual function in the elderly • Cardiovascular disease prevention in the elderly • Respiratory disease and flu prevention in the elderly • Cancer screening in the elderly • Endocrine function and metabolism in the elderly • Longevity • Rejuvenation • Anti-aging • Nursing in the elderly • Physical therapy and rehabilitation • Myocardial infarction in the elderly • Bladder control problems • Encopresis • Bening prostatic hypertrophy • Pressure ulcers
Psychiatric conditions	Dementia • Delirium • Depression • Sleep disorders in the elderly • Memory loss •
Palliative care	Hearing impairment • Visual impairment •
Cardiovascular system	Hypertension • Syncope • Coronary artery disease • Myocardial infarction • Peripheral arterial disease • Carotid bruit • Heart murmurs • Chest pain • Syncope in the elderly
Respiratory system	Dyspnea • Orthopnoea • Stridor • Wheeze • Hyperventilation • Mouth breathing • Hiccup • Bradypnea • Hypoventilation • Asphyxia • Pleurisy • Respiratory arrest • Sputum • Rales •
Oncology related issues	Hyperplasia • Cyst • Pseudocyst • Hamartoma • Benign tumor • Colorectal cancer • Dysplasia • Carcinoma in situ • Cancer • Metastasis • Oral • Head/Neck • Nasopharyngeal • Staging/grading • Carcinogenesis • Carcinogen • Research • Paraneoplastic syndrome Digestive system: (Esophagus • Stomach • Small intestine • Colon/rectum • Appendix • Anus) • glands (Liver • Bile duct • Gallbladder • Pancreas) Respiratory system: Larynx • Lung • Bone, articular cartilage, skin, and connective tissue: Bone • (Tailbone) • Skin • Blood Urogenital: Breast and female genital organs (Breast • Vagina • Cervix, Uterus • Endometrium • Ovaries) Male genital organs (Penis • Prostate • Testicles) • urinary organs (Kidney • Bladder) Nervous system: Eye • (Uvea) • Brain • (Choroid plexus) Endocrine system: Thyroid (Papillary • Follicular, Medullary • Anaplastic) • Adrenal tumor • (Adrenocortical carcinoma • Pheochromocytoma) • Pituitary
Neurological system	Alzheimer disease • Parkinson's disease • Stroke •
Rheumatologic and Musculosceletal system	Difficulty walking • Falls and Injuries • Arthritis • Sarcopenia •
Hepatic and Gastrointestinal system	Difficulty swallowing • Malnutrition •
Endocrine system and metabolism	Diabetes mellitus • Thyroid disease • Osteoporosis •

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