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The gold-standard text on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the elderly – completely updated with a new full-color presentation

A Doody''s Core Title for 2021!

The definitive treatise on the subject of geriatrics, this comprehensive text combines gerontology principles with clinical geriatrics, offering a uniquely holistic approach to this ever-expanding area of medicine. Written by some of the world’s most respected geriatricians, Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Seventh Edition presents up-to-date, evidence-based information in a rich new full-color design. Unmatched as a textbook, this classic is also valuable to fellows in geriatric medicine.

Hazzards’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Seventh Edition is logically divided into five parts: Principles of Gerontology, Principles of Geriatrics, Geriatric Syndromes, Principles of Palliative Medicine, and Organ Systems and Diseases. Within its pages, you will find balanced, authoritative coverage of every essential topic – from evaluation and management to nutrition and palliative medicine.

Here’s why the Seventh Edition is the best edition ever:

NEW full-color design with hundreds of color photographsNEW chapters: Quality of Care in Older Adults, Common Non-Pain Symptoms in Older Adults, Strategies of Effective Communication Around Advanced Illness, Palliative Medicine in the Continuum of Care Including Hospice, Coagulation Disorders, and Plasma Cell DisordersMORE chapters on Palliative MedicineNEW Learning Objectives and Key Points added to each chapterMORE tables, drawings, and clinical algorithmsEVIDENCE-BASED through the use of the latest clinical practice guidelines , references to systemic reviews, and critically appraised topicsUPDATED to reflect the most current clinical breakthroughs and advances for managing older adults in various settings

The undisputed leader on the subject of geriatrics—updated to reflect the most recent advances in the field

A Doody''s Core Title for 2024 & 2023!

The leading text on the subject of geriatrics, this comprehensive guide combines gerontology principles with clinical geriatrics, offering unmatched coverage of this area of medicine. Anchored in evidence-based medicine and patient-centered practice, Hazzard''s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology presents the most up-to-date, medical information available.

This updated eighth edition reflects the continued growth and increasing sophistication of geriatrics as a defined medical discipline. The book focuses on the implementation of key concepts and covers the foundation for geriatrics, as well as frequently encountered syndromes found in older adults. In addition, it provides valuable insights into the simultaneous management of multiple conditions, including psychological and social issues and their interactions, an intrinsic aspect of geriatric patient care.

Features:

A greater emphasize on the growing knowledge base for key topics in the field, including gerontology, geriatrics, geriatric conditions, and palliative medicine

NEW chapters on:

Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities and Health EquityAge Friendly CareGeriatrics Around the WorldThe Patient PerspectiveSubstance Use and DisordersApplied Clinical GeroscienceManaging the Care of Patients with Multiple Chronic ConditionsUPDATED contributions from a respected and diverse team of geriatricians and subspecialists to reflect clinical breakthroughs and advancesNEW: Extensive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on vulnerable older adultsUpdated Learning Objectives and Key Clinical PointsHundreds of full-color images

A compendium of detailed strategies for using nutritional interventions to ameliorate a host of age-related disorders and an evidence-based review of what intervention are and are not effective. These range from the effects of nutrition on the aging eye, the sense of taste and smell, hearing loss, sarcopenia, and dementia, to the clinical role of nutrition in vascular and pulmonary disorders, cancer, immunity, endocrine and alimentary tract disorders, and renal and musculoskeletal disorders. The authors present the physiological basis for each disorder, provide the latest information about the interaction of nutrition with each condition, and review the potential routes and mechanisms for clinical intervention. All clinical chapters conclude with a summary of practical applications and treatment guidelines for secondary prevention, management, and therapy.