Geriatric Otolaryngology, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine - The Clinics: Internal Medicine 34-2

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. Karen Kost, is devoted to Geriatric Otolaryngology. Articles in this issue include: Hearing Loss in the Elderly; Balance Disorders in the Elderly; Dysphagia in the Older Patient; The Aging Voice; Sleep-disordered Breathing; Rhinosinusitis and Allergies; Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly; Cutaneous Malignancies; Thyroid Disorders; Anesthetic considerations in Geriatric Otolaryngology; and Frailty in Geriatric Otolaryngology.

List of contents

Geriatric Otolaryngology - Contents
Preface: Geriatric Otolaryngology: Why It Matters
Hearing Loss in the Elderly
Balance Disorders in Older Adults
Geriatric Dysphagia
Voice Disorders in the Elderly
Sleep Disorders in the Elderly
Rhinosinusitis and Allergies in Elderly Patients
Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly: Frailty, Shared Decisions, and Avoidance of Low Value Care
Cutaneous Head and Neck Malignancies in the Elderly
Thyroid Disorders in the Elderly: An Overall Summary
Anesthesia in the Elderly Patient Undergoing Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Frailty and Polypharmacy in Older Patients with Otolaryngologic Diseases

Product details

• Authors: Karen Kost, Karen M Kost, Karen M. Kost, Kost Karen M.
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.05.2018
• EAN: 9780323583541
• ISBN: 978-0-323-58354-1
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 10 mm
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Geriatrics, Geriatric medicine