Elderly Care Medicine For Lawyers (Medic0-Legal Practitioner Series)

BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 10 Foreword......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Table of Cases......Page 20 Table of Figures......Page 22 Table of Abbreviations......Page 26 1 DISEASE PRESENTATION ILLNESS IN OLD AGE......Page 28 2 FALLS IN THE ELDERLY......Page 36 3 INCONTINENCE......Page 46 4 PRESSURE SORES......Page 54 5 CONFUSION DELIRIUM DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION......Page 62 6 ELDER ABUSE......Page 72 7 HIP FRACTURES FRACTURE OF THE FEMUR......Page 80 8 ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE......Page 94 9 COMMON RISKS TO WHICH ELDERLY PATIENTS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE......Page 106 10 TREATMENT IN THE ELDERLY......Page 114 11 VASCULAR DISEASE......Page 124 12 CANCER IN OLD AGE......Page 138 13 ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT......Page 158 14 HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE......Page 170 15 DISCHARGE OF THE ELDERLY FROM HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CARE......Page 176 16 THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE’S ACCOUNTABILITY IN RELATION TO THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE......Page 182 17 LIFE EXPECTANCY......Page 196 18 AGE BASED RATIONING OF HEALTH CARE......Page 202 19 THE ROLE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN RELATION TO OLDER PEOPLE......Page 216 APPENDIX 1 BARTHEL INDEX......Page 234 APPENDIX 2 AMPS SKILL ITEMS......Page 235 Index......Page 238 The elderly as a proportion of the population has increased dramatically. The health care needs of the elderly differ substantially from those of younger patients. This book provides lawyers with information on common clinical problems that lead to allegations of negligence, for example falls and fractures.