Merck manual of geriatrics 4th edition

Needless to say, my review of the volume was very favourable. I was still able to give my residents good evaluations because they said they still preferred my answers.

Smart residents. The third edition of the manual is much larger, and significantly heavier than was that original volume. It has gone from pages in length to pages, and the pages are larger.

Videos Figures Images Quizzes Symptoms. Commonly Searched Drugs. Expand all Collapse all. Approach to the Geriatric Patient Geriatrics refers to medical care for older adults, an age group that is not easy to define precisely. Gerontology is the study of aging, including biologic, sociologic, and psychologic changes. Written in English — pages. Edition Notes Includes index.

Classifications Dewey Decimal Class The Physical Object Pagination xxii, p. Community Reviews 0 Feedback? Lists containing this Book. Loading Related Books. August 12, Edited by ImportBot. Severe hyperglycemia is associated with cognitive impairment, and patients should not drive until their blood glucose and symptoms are under better control. Sleep disorders, most notably obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, can cause drowsiness leading to MVCs, and patients should refrain from driving until they are adequately treated.

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