ABC of Geriatric Medicine

Contributors vi

Preface vii

Acknowledgements viii

1 Introducing Geriatric Medicine 1
Nicola Cooper & Graham Mulley

2 Prescribing in Older People 5
Jon Cooper & Julia Howarth

3 Delirium 11
John Holmes

4 Falls 16
Nicola Cooper

5 Bone Health 23
Katrina Topp

6 Syncope 28
Raja Hussain

7 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke 34
Jon Cooper

8 Dementia 39
John Wattis & Stephen Curran

9 Urinary Incontinence 43
Eileen Burns & Anne Siddle

10 Peri-operative Problems 48
Kirsty Forrest

11 Rehabilitation 53
Lauren Ralston & John Young

12 Palliative Care 59
Lucy Nicholson & Suzanne Kite

13 Discharge Planning 64
Mamoun Elmamoun & Graham Mulley

14 Intermediate Care 69
Nicola Turner & Catherine Tandy

15 Benefits and Social Services 73
John Pearn & Rosemary Young

Index 77