edited by Kyle C. Moylan
The Washington Manual® Geriatrics Subspecialty Consult is a practical guide for medical students, residents, and fellows treating older adults.
The Washington Manual® Geriatrics Subspecialty Consult was prepared by residents and fellows in internal medicine, geriatrics, cardiology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, and urology, with faculty advisors from the Division of Nutrition and Aging.
The Washington Manual® Geriatrics Subspecialty Consult provides a framework for approaching the important issues that arise in geriatrics and focuses on key aspects of the evaluation and treatment of common geriatric disorders and consultations.
The Washington Manual® Geriatrics Subspecialty Consult covers symptoms and diseases, acute and chronic problems, and inpatient and outpatient approaches with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics.
Tables and appendices provide rapid point-of-care access to information such as cognitive and functional assessment tests and important drug interactions.
Contents:
Appendix B - Cognitive Assessment: Clock Completion Test (CCT)
Appendix C - Depression Screen: Geriatric Depression Scale (Short Form)
Appendix D - Delirium Assessment : Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) endixAp -p. E Polypharmacy: Common Formulas and Cytochrome P450 Drug Interactions
Appendix F - Weight Loss and Nutrition Tools:endixAp -petite and Nutrition Assessment
Appendix G - Androgen Deficiency in Aging Men (ADAM) Questionnaire endixAp -p. H Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Symptom Assessment: American Urological Association (AUA) Symptom Score
Appendix I - Erectile Dysfunction Symptom Assessment: Sexual Health Inventory for Menendix(S -HIM)
Appendix J - Visual Acuity Assessment: Rosenbaum Vision Screen endixAp -p. K Hearing Loss Screening: Hearing Handicap Inventory in the Elderly - Screen and Whisper Test
Appendix L - Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment: Braden Risk AssessmentendixSc -ale
Appendix M - Functional Assessment: Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADLendix) -
Appendix N - Functional Assessment: Lawton Index of Instrumental Activities of Daily Livingendix(I -ADLs)
Appendix O - Parkinson's Disease Motor Scale: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Subscale IIendix
Appendix P - Seleendixte -d Topics and Useful Resources for Older Adults
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