Geriatria

Geriatría clínica

En un país que envejece rápidamente, la atención del paciente mayor suele representar un gran reto en la consulta de atención primaria; por lo tanto, los profesionales de salud deben estar preparados para enfrentar el inminente desafío del envejecimiento en Colombia. En este sentido, la geriatría clínica es la brújula que todo médico de atención primaria necesita hoy. Más que un texto académico, este libro se presenta como una propuesta que tiene como fundamento decodificar la complejidad de la atención de la persona mayor al transformar la teoría en estrategias clínicas concretas. Para esto, se aborda desde la valoración geriátrica integral hasta el manejo holístico de la fragilidad, la polifarmacia y los trastornos neurocognitivos. Esta obra se presenta con un enfoque profundamente humano y adaptado a nuestra realidad local, la cual ayudará a tomar decisiones que preserven la funcionalidad y la dignidad del adulto mayor. Asimismo, es un recurso indispensable e inmediato para elevar la calidad de su consulta y responder con excelencia al reto demográfico actual.

Recent Advances in Geriatrics

This book, Recent Advances in Geriatrics, is based on the proceedings of the 8th Course of the School of Gerontology and Geriatrics held in Erice (Trapani, Italy) at the In ternational Centre for Scientific Culture "Ettore Majorana" on March 20-25, 1997. This international effort was organized jointly by professors from the University of Palermo (It aly) and from Wayne State University (Michigan, USA) as a result of a cross-cultural col laboration of several years. _ The increasing average age of the populations in industrialized countries has re sulted in increased interest in the different biological, medical, psychological, and eco nomic aspects related to the health and social care of the elderly. Physicians and health care practitioners are realizing the need for a revised approach to geriatric care. Comprising contributions of clinicians and scientists from Italy and North America, the present volume provides a multidisciplinary approach to many gerontological and geriatric problems, examined from a scientific and a practical point of view. Several of the most important aspects of the aging process - the genetics of aging, body composition modification, immunological, endocrinological, and renal physiology changes - have been addressed. Data from a multi-center Italian study on centenarians is reported, to gether with an update on clinical and pharmacological approaches to dementia syndromes and economic and social aspects related to the care of the elderly.

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