Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

The leading reference in the field of geriatric care, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8th Edition, by Drs. Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, and John B. Young, provides a contemporary, global perspective on topics of importance to today's gerontologists, internal medicine physicians, and family doctors. An increased focus on frailty, along with coverage of key issues in gerontology, disease-specific geriatrics, and complex syndromes specific to the elderly, makes this 8th Edition the reference you'll turn to in order to meet the unique challenges posed by this growing patient population.

• Consistent discussions of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and more make reference quick and easy.
• More than 250 figures, including algorithms, photographs, and tables, complement the text and help you find what you need on a given condition.
• Clinical relevance of the latest scientific findings helps you easily apply the material to everyday practice.

• A new chapter on frailty, plus an emphasis on frailty throughout the book, addresses the complex medical and social issues that affect care, and the specific knowledge and skills essential for meeting your patients' complex needs.


• New content brings you up to date with information on gerontechnology, emergency and pre-hospital care, HIV and aging, intensive treatment of older adults, telemedicine, the built environment, and transcultural geriatrics.


• New editor Professor John Young brings a fresh perspective and unique expertise to this edition.

List of contents

PART I Gerontology
SECTION A Introduction to Gerontology
1 Introduction: Aging, Frailty, and Geriatric Medicine
2 The Epidemiology of Aging
3 The Future of Old Age
4 Successful Aging: The Centenarians
SECTION B Biological Gerontology
5 Evolution Theory and the Mechanisms of Aging
6 Methodological Challenges of Research in Older People
7 Geroscience
8 Genetic Mechanisms on Aging
9 Cellular Mechanisms of Aging
10 The Premature Aging Syndrome: Hutchison-Gilford Progeria Syndrome - Insights Into Normal Aging
11 The Neurobiology of Aging: Free Radical Stress and Metabolic Pathways
12 Allostasis and Allostatic Overload in the Context of Aging
13 Neuroendocrinology of Aging
SECTION C Medical Gerontology
14 Frailty: The Broad View
15 Aging and Deficit Accumulation: Clinical Implications
16 Effects of Aging on the Cardiovascular System
17 Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System
18 Neurologic Signs in Older Adults
19 Connective Tissues and Aging
20 Bone and Joint Aging
21 Aging and the Gastrointestinal System
22 Aging of the Urinary Tract
23 Endocrinology of Aging
24 Aging and the Blood
25 Aging and the Skin
26 The Pharmacology of Aging
27 Anti-Aging Interventions
SECTION D Psychological and Social Gerontology
28 Normal Cognitive Aging
29 Social Gerontology
30 Social Vulnerability in Old Age
31 The Aging Personality and Self: Diversity and Health Issues
32 Productive Aging
PART II Geriatric Medicine
SECTION A Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient
33 Presentation of Disease in Old Age
34 Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment
35 Laboratory Diagnosis and Geriatrics: More Than Just Reference Intervals for Older Adults
36 Social Assessment of Older Patients
37 Surgery and Anesthesia in the Frail Older Patient
38 Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Programs
SECTION B Cardiovascular System
39 Chronic Cardiac Failure
40 Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease
41 Practical Issues in the Care of Frail Older Cardiac Patients
42 Hypertension
43 Valvular Heart Disease
44 Cardiac Arrhythmias
45 Syncope
46 Vascular Surgery
47 Venous Thromboembolism in Older Adults
SECTION C The Respiratory System
48 Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
49 Nonobstructive Lung Disease And Thoracic Tumours
SECTION D The Nervous System
50 Classification of the Dementias
51 Neuropsychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
52 Alzheimer's Disease
53 Vascular Cognitive Disorders
54 Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
55 Delirium
56 Mental Illness in Older Adults
57 Intellectual Disability in Older Adults
58 Epilepsy
59 Headache And Facial Pain
60 Stroke: Epidemiology and Pathology
61 Stroke: Clinical Presentation, Management and Organization of Services
62 Long-Term Stroke Care
63 Disorders of The Autonomic Nervous System
64 Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
65 Neuromuscular Disorders
66 Intracranial Tumors
67 Disorders of The Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots
68 Central Nervous System Infections
SECTION E Musculoskeletal System
69 Arthritis in Older Adults
70 Metabolic Bone Disease
71 Orthopedic Geriatrics
72 Sarcopenia
SECTION F Gastroenterology
73 The Pancreas
74 The Liver
75 Biliary Tract Diseases
76 The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
77 The Small Bowel
78 The Large Bowel
79 Nutrition and Aging
80 Obesity
SECTION G Genitourinary Tract
81 Diseases of the Aging Kidney

About the author

Howard Fillit, MD, is a geriatrician, neuroscientist, and innovative philanthropy executive, who has held faculty positions at The Rockefeller University, the SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine and the Cornell University School of Medicine. In 1987, he joined the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he is a clinical professor of geriatric medicine and palliative care, medicine and neuroscience. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 publications and is the senior editor of Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Dr. Fillit is the recipient of many awards and honors including the Rita Hayworth Award from the Alzheimer's Association. He is a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society, the American College of Physicians, the Gerontological Society of America and the New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Fillit earned his bachelor of arts in neurobiology cum laude from Cornell University and his medical degree from the SUNY-Upstate Medical University.Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is a professor of medicine (geriatric medicine and community health & epidemiology) at Dalhousie, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research investigator and an active staff physician. He is also the Kathryn Allen Weldon Professor of Alzheimer Research at Dalhousie University. A native of Newfoundland, he received his MD from Memorial University, and completed internal medicine training at the University of Alberta and geriatric medicine at Dalhousie University. A leading authority on frailty, Dr. Rockwood has more than 400 peer-reviewed publications and nine books to his credit, including the eighth edition of the Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology. He is a member of the executive committee of the Canadian Collaboration on Neurodegeneration in Aging, and leads its Quality of Life theme, and The Knowledge Translation platform.

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- Dr. Harry Brown (August 2016, www.glycosmedia.com)

Product details

• Authors: Howard M. Fillit, Fillit Howard M., John B Young, Kenneth Rockwood, Rockwood Kenneth, John B Young
• Publisher: Elsevier, München
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.07.2016
• EAN: 9780702061851
• ISBN: 978-0-7020-6185-1
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 281 mm x 48 mm
• Weight: 3120 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Geriatrics, Geriatric medicine