Dr Adrian Blundell is a Consultant in the Health Care of Older People, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.Dr Adam Gordon is a Consultant Geriatrician and Honorary Lecturer in the Medicine of Older People at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, UK.

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• List of Contributors viPreface viiAcknowledgements viiiHow to use your revision guide ixPart 1 Core Concepts 11. Why is geriatric medicine different? 22. Population ageing 43. Theories of ageing 64. Physiology of ageing 85. Frailty 106. Comprehensive geriatric assessment 127. The international classification of functioning, disability and health 148. Physiotherapy 169. Occupational therapy 1810. Assessment scales – physical function 2011. Assessment scales – mental health 2212. Ethical issues 24Part 2 Common problems in older adults 2613. Polypharmacy 2814. Osteoporosis 3015. Falls 3216. Gait 3417. Dizziness 3618. Syncope 3819. Urinary incontinence 4020. Constipation 4221. Delirium 4422. Dementia 1: causes and classification 4623. Dementia 2: assessment and management 4824. Stroke 5025. Parkinsonism 5226. Nutrition 5427. Pressure ulcers 56Part 3 CGA in practice 5828. Elder abuse 6029. Surgical care 6230. Geriatrics at the interface 6431. Care homes 6632. End-of-life care 68MCQ questions 70MCQ answers 78References 80Index 81

Dr Adrian Blundell is a Consultant in the Health Care of Older People, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.Dr Adam Gordon is a Consultant Geriatrician and Honorary Lecturer in the Medicine of Older People at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, UK.

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• List of Contributors viPreface viiAcknowledgements viiiHow to use your revision guide ixPart 1 Core Concepts 11. Why is geriatric medicine different? 22. Population ageing 43. Theories of ageing 64. Physiology of ageing 85. Frailty 106. Comprehensive geriatric assessment 127. The international classification of functioning, disability and health 148. Physiotherapy 169. Occupational therapy 1810. Assessment scales – physical function 2011. Assessment scales – mental health 2212. Ethical issues 24Part 2 Common problems in older adults 2613. Polypharmacy 2814. Osteoporosis 3015. Falls 3216. Gait 3417. Dizziness 3618. Syncope 3819. Urinary incontinence 4020. Constipation 4221. Delirium 4422. Dementia 1: causes and classification 4623. Dementia 2: assessment and management 4824. Stroke 5025. Parkinsonism 5226. Nutrition 5427. Pressure ulcers 56Part 3 CGA in practice 5828. Elder abuse 6029. Surgical care 6230. Geriatrics at the interface 6431. Care homes 6632. End-of-life care 68MCQ questions 70MCQ answers 78References 80Index 81

Dr Adrian Blundell is a Consultant in the Health Care of Older People, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.Dr Adam Gordon is a Consultant Geriatrician and Honorary Lecturer in the Medicine of Older People at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, UK.

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• List of Contributors viPreface viiAcknowledgements viiiHow to use your revision guide ixPart 1 Core Concepts 11. Why is geriatric medicine different? 22. Population ageing 43. Theories of ageing 64. Physiology of ageing 85. Frailty 106. Comprehensive geriatric assessment 127. The international classification of functioning, disability and health 148. Physiotherapy 169. Occupational therapy 1810. Assessment scales – physical function 2011. Assessment scales – mental health 2212. Ethical issues 24Part 2 Common problems in older adults 2613. Polypharmacy 2814. Osteoporosis 3015. Falls 3216. Gait 3417. Dizziness 3618. Syncope 3819. Urinary incontinence 4020. Constipation 4221. Delirium 4422. Dementia 1: causes and classification 4623. Dementia 2: assessment and management 4824. Stroke 5025. Parkinsonism 5226. Nutrition 5427. Pressure ulcers 56Part 3 CGA in practice 5828. Elder abuse 6029. Surgical care 6230. Geriatrics at the interface 6431. Care homes 6632. End-of-life care 68MCQ questions 70MCQ answers 78References 80Index 81