Lecture Notes on Geriatric Medicine 6th Edition

Reviews of previous editions:

′This book is a perfect accompaniment to those “problems of old age” modules that there is never enough time for. The lecture notes series are always good and this is no exception. Straight and to the point without all the waffle.′

Sphincter, Liverpool Medical Students′ Gazette

′The authors… have ensured that the book remains a concise yet remarkably comprehensive guide.′

Cal Review Services 1999

′…the best small book on an enormous subject.′

Modern Geriatrics

′Lecture Notes on Geriatrics remains the number one choice for undergraduates and newly qualified doctors alike.′

BMJ

Published Reviews of the 6th Edition

“Another winner from the lecture notes series, covering all you need to know without the waffle.”

5th Year Medical Student Liverpool Medical School, Sphincter, December 2003

“This book appeals straight away because it is thin and refreshingly to the point.”

“The best feature of this book is that many social, psychiatricand ethical aspects of geriatric medicine are comprehensively covered without being boring.”

“This is an ideal book either to dip in and out of or to read in a longer stretc, as it holds your attention. An added bonus is that the authors clearly have a good sense of humour.”

Claire Vandevekde, Queen′s Medical Centre, Nottingham – Hospital Medicine July 2004

Since the publication of the first edition of this book over twenty five years ago, geriatric medicine has seen enormous advances. It has become central to general practice and to emergency and general internal medicine in the hospital setting. With two new authors on the team, the sixth edition has been extensively altered and updated to include the many evidence–based advances in treatment that have occurred. The diseases that afflict older patients are clearly described and the ways in which these patients differ in presentation and management are explained. There are chapters dealing with the social and demographic aspects of ageing and the physiological changes that occur with age. This new edition takes into account the great changes in the organisation of the care of older people and there is a more in–depth chapter on the increasingly important ethical and legal aspects of geriatric practice.

The result is a text that remains the most compact yet comprehensive guide to geriatric medicine. It will appeal to medical students, junior doctors on foundation programmes, general practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals who want a concise introduction to the subject or an ideal revision companion.