Geriatric Medicine Clinical Guide: High-Yield Clinical Approaches to Falls, Frailty, Cognitive Decline, and Complex Patient Management - Softcover

Delacroft, Soren J.; Falkner, Mireva T.; Penwick, Tolland R.; Corbettin, Avelise M.; Lornell, Quade P.

9798190857894: Geriatric Medicine Clinical Guide: High-Yield Clinical Approaches to Falls, Frailty, Cognitive Decline, and Complex Patient Management

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ISBN 13: 9798190857894

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

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The best care for older adults begins with asking the right questions. Why has a patient suddenly become less mobile? Is a change in memory part of normal aging, a medication effect, or the first sign of a serious illness? Should treatment be intensified, simplified, or reconsidered altogether? In geriatric medicine, good decisions come from understanding how medical conditions, function, medications, and personal goals influence one another.

Geriatric Medicine Clinical Guide helps approach these questions with clarity and confidence. Rather than focusing on diseases alone, it presents a structured approach to caring for older adults—one that balances evidence-based medicine with functional health, independence, quality of life, and the priorities of each patient.

Inside this guide, you'll explore practical approaches to:

Evaluating older adults with complex or overlapping medical problems
Identifying geriatric syndromes before they lead to avoidable complications
Managing chronic diseases while reducing medication burden and treatment-related risks
Assessing cognition, mobility, nutrition, mood, and daily function as part of routine clinical care
Building care plans that reflect patient preferences, family involvement, and realistic health goals
Supporting healthy aging through prevention, follow-up, and coordinated long-term care

Each chapter is built around the decisions like make every day. Instead of treating symptoms or conditions in isolation, the content explains how to connect clinical findings, functional assessment, and patient priorities into practical care plans that can be applied in outpatient clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation settings, and long-term care.

Whether you're caring for an active older adult with preventive health needs or a patient living with frailty and multiple chronic conditions, this guide provides practical knowledge that supports thoughtful clinical decisions across every stage of aging.

Geriatric Medicine Clinical Guide is a valuable resource for family physicians, internists, geriatricians, nurse practitioners, physician associates, residents, medical students, and other healthcare professionals committed to improving the health and well-being of older adults.

Choose Geriatric Medicine Clinical Guide as a companion to your ongoing professional learning.

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