The Care of the Older Person

The fifth edition of this widely used book by caregivers brings to you updated and revised content, built on the basic understanding that medicine does not work in a vacuum, but rather alongside other disciplines to provide the environment for a healthy and fulfilling long life. Edited by alumni and senior faculty at McGill University, with international contributions, this book advocates the achievement of better, longer, satisfying, and more productive lives for older persons. It is a helpful resource for physicians, professional caregivers, therapists, students, and residents in medical and nursing disciplines, who care for our burgeoning older population and need to know what to look for and when to consult specialists. Key Features: 1. Follows a uniform structure with many chapters having a hypothetical vignette for instructional purposes and with the clinical chapters detailing the features and diagnosis of given conditions, along with possible management protocols specific to afflicted older individuals. 2. Builds on the success of the previous four editions to provide high-quality content from international experts for physicians and other caregivers in the field. 3. Provides possible management for pressing problems, including the nursing home challenge, pandemics such as COVID, and precision therapy for cancer.

Dr Ronald M. Caplan is Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is an Obstetrician Gynecologist and medical author. He is a founding Editor of The Care of the Older Person, along with distinguished McGill Faculty members Olivier Beauchet,MD; Howard Bergman, MD; Abraham Fuks, MD; Serge Gauthier, MD, Phil Gold, MD and Jose Morais, MD.

DISCLAIMER EDITORS/CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS HELPING 1. Introduction 2. Caring for the older person 3. Frailty 4. Physical activity as a countermeasure to frailty 5. Doctor, my spouse is getting forgetful 6. Update on Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and management 7. Navigating the journey of dementia as a caregiver 8. How to diagnose and manage delirium 9. Why does my patient have gait & balance disorders? 10. Could my patient be malnourished? 11. Dental care in older persons 12. Eating, drinking and swallowing problems of vulnerable older adults VULNERABILITY 13. Architecture and the aging 14. Are the immunizations of my patient up to date? 15. Management of older patients in the emergency department: this man is old, but is it an emergency? 16. Critical care of the older person 17. COVID-19 in long-term care CARING 18. Arthritis in the older person 19. Stroke prevention in the elderly 20. Advances in cardiac care for older persons 21. Could my patient be at risk of orthostatic hypotension? 22. The care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older adults 23. How do I manage my patient with peripheral arterial disease? 24. How to manage type 2 diabetes in frail elderly patients 25. Hepatobiliary considerations, including cancer 26. Abdominal organ transplantation in the older person CANCER 27. Cancer in older adults 28. Cancer screening in the older adult 29. Diagnosis and management of bowel cancer 30. Precision medicine and care of the older patient 31. Psycho oncology: living with the fear of death CONSIDERATIONS 32. Incontinence in older adults 33. Sleep disorders in older persons 34. Polypharmacy and deprescribing in the elderly 35. After menopause 36. The senior adult eye 37. Hearing loss and aging 38. Skin care of the older person: the skin and its associated changes 39. Caring for the older person undergoing plastic surgery UNDERSTANDING, PROTECTING 40. Elder abuse 41. Late-life anxiety 42. An overview of late-life depression 43. Assessment of decision-making capacity 44. How can older people be protected? 45. Financial guidance for seniors 46. The role of religious belief in the end-of-life care of older persons MEDICAL TERMS Medical terms and their meaning: Glossary Bibliography & Supplemental Bibliography