| Author: | Mark Williams |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Harmony Book |
| ISBN: | 0517595397 |
| ISBN13: | 9780517595398 |
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| Foreword by the American Geriatrics Society |
| Acknowledgments |
| A Personal Note from the Author |
| How to Use This Book |
| Pt. I | How We Age | 1 |
| 1 | Important Considerations | 3 |
| 2 | How Our Body Ages | 9 |
| 3 | How Our Mind Changes with Aging | 34 |
| 4 | Preventive Care | 41 |
| Pt. II | Making Health Care Decisions | 51 |
| 5 | Choosing a Doctor | 53 |
| 6 | Going into the Hospital | 59 |
| 7 | Undergoing Surgery | 63 |
| 8 | Principles of Rehabilitation | 68 |
| 9 | Taking Medications | 90 |
| 10 | Long-Term Care | 100 |
| Pt. III | Legal, Ethical, and Financial Considerations | 109 |
| 11 | Ethical Issues and Concerns | 111 |
| 12 | Financing Health Care | 123 |
| Pt. IV | Conditions That Affect Older People | 133 |
| 13 | Memory and Thinking: Dementia, Delirium, and Amnesia | 135 |
| 14 | Neurologic Disorders | 159 |
| 15 | Psychologic Concerns | 187 |
| 16 | Skin Conditions | 213 |
| 17 | Joints, Muscles, and Bones | 236 |
| 18 | Head, Neck, and Sensory Concerns | 282 |
| 19 | Heart and Circulation Conditions | 304 |
| 20 | Blood Disorders | 324 |
| 21 | Lung and Breathing Problems | 338 |
| 22 | Digestive Disorders | 349 |
| 23 | Nutrition Concerns | 376 |
| 24 | Bladder, Urinary, and Kidney Conditions | 387 |
| 25 | Sexuality and Sexual Concerns | 406 |
| 26 | Other Important Conditions | 432 |
| Resources | 478 |
| Index | 482 |
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