SECTION 6 Old age medicine
6.1 Ageing and clinical medicine 511
6.1 Ageing and clinical medicine 511 6.1 Ageing and clinical medicine Claire Steves and Neil Pend...
6.10 Neurodegenerative disorders in older people 6
6.10 Neurodegenerative disorders in older people 601 ESSENTIALS Neurodegenerative disorders are a...
6.11 Promotion of dignity in the life and death of
6.11 Promotion of dignity in the life and death of older patients 612 ESSENTIALS Respect for the ...
6.2 Frailty and sarcopenia 521
6.2 Frailty and sarcopenia 521 6.2 Frailty and sarcopenia Andrew Clegg and Harnish Patel ESSENTIA...
6.3 Optimizing well- being into old age 532
6.3 Optimizing well- being into old age 532 ESSENTIALS Healthy ageing, well-being in later life,...
6.4 Older people and urgent care 539
6.4 Older people and urgent care 539 ESSENTIALS Older people, especially those with frailty, are ...
6.5 Older people in hospital 548
6.5 Older people in hospital 548 ESSENTIALS Older people usually present to hospital because of a...
6.6 Supporting older peoples’ care in surgical and
6.6 Supporting older peoples’ care in surgical and oncological services 563 ESSENTIALS The clinic...
6.7 Drugs and prescribing in the older patient 571
6.7 Drugs and prescribing in the older patient 571 ESSENTIALS The use of pharmacological agents i...
6.8 Falls, faints, and fragility fractures 579
6.8 Falls, faints, and fragility fractures 579 ESSENTIALS Falls and their complications are the f...
6.9 Bladder and bowels 589
6.9 Bladder and bowels 589 ESSENTIALS Urinary incontinence Urinary incontinence is not an inevita...