Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine. Front Matter -- Introduction / Michael J Denham, John E Morley -- A biological perspective of ageing / Florent Guerville, Maël Lemoine -- Physiology of ageing / Sevnaz Şahin, Emin Taskiran -- Psychological aspects of ageing / Evan T Schulze, Phillip Ruppert, Gayle Heady, Lauren Schwarz -- Social and community aspects of ageing / Kahli E Zietlow, Serena P Wong -- Sexuality and ageing / Serena P Wong, Kahli E Zietlow -- Ageing of the brain / Marco Canevelli, Luca Marsili -- Physical fitness and exercise / Maria A Fiatarone Singh, Mikel Izquierdo, John E Morley -- Health literacy and cultural sensitivity / Nina Tumosa -- Preventive geriatrics / Gerald M Mahon, Suzanne M Mahon, Joseph H Flaherty -- Polypharmacy and deprescribing in older adults / Fernanda Heitor, Milta Little -- Patient safety / Katherine Evans, Nandkishor Athavale, Susannah Long, Charles Vincent -- Nutrition and healthy ageing / Gene L Bowman -- The anorexia of aging / Neema Sharda, Jantira Thomas, Ian M Chapman -- Weight loss / Isabelle Bourdel-Marchasson, David R Thomas -- Water and electrolyte balances in ageing / Stewart G Albert, Alexis M McKee -- Vitamins and minerals / Mary Ann Johnson, Connie W Bales -- Changes in gastrointestinal motor and sensory function associated with ageing / Christopher K Rayner, Michael Horowitz -- The liver and gallbladder in the geriatric population / Gary Trey -- Faecal incontinence / William Gibson -- Constipation / Katherine A Evans, Charlene M Prather -- Diseases of the pancreas / Tyler M Berzin, Awais Ahmed -- Anaemia in older people / Angela M Sanford -- Disseminated intravascular coagulation / Kingsley K Hampton -- Disorders of haemostasis / Kingsley K Hampton -- When to anticoagulate, and which anticoagulant? / Irene Criado Martin, Alba Mª Costa Grille, Roberto Petidier Torregrossa -- Myelodysplasia / Domenico Fusco, Andrea Bellieni, Beatrice Di Capua, Giuseppe Colloca -- Management of myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukaemias in the elderly / Delphine Bréchemier, Marie Garric, Thomas De Nadaï -- Epidemiology of heart disease / Marco Proietti -- Arrhythmias / C Fielder Camm, A John Camm -- Ischaemic heart disease / Ahmed H Abdelhafiz -- Lipid management / Tiziano Lucchi -- Hypotension / Elspeth A Clark, Gwendolen T Buhr -- Hypertension in older people / Ahmed H Abdelhafiz, Alan J Sinclair -- Heart failure / Nandkishor V Athavale -- Cardiac surgery and percutaneous interventions in the elderly / Ulrich Oppell, Adam Szafranek, Richard Anderson -- Peripheral arterial disease / Leocadio Rodríguez Mañas, Marta Castro Rodríguez, Cristina Alonso Bouzón -- Venous thromboembolism in the elderly / Alessandra Bura-Riviere, Lucas Verset, François-Xavier Lapebie -- Epidemiologic and pathophysiologic overview of respiratory infections / Sean D Levy, Ronald C Silvestri -- Pneumonia / Joël Belmin -- Aspiration pneumonia / Ben Blomberg, Neema Sharda -- The COVID-19 pandemic in older people / Nandkishor V Athavale, Joanne Conway, Demelza Emmerton, Ahmed H Abdelhafiz -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma / Simone Scarlata, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi -- Pulmonary rehabilitation / Mangalore Amith Shenoy, Peter Spiegler -- Neurological signs of ageing / Jonathan M Schott, Andrew J Larner -- Sleep apnoea and sleep disorders / Araceli Abad, Cristina Matesanz, Carmen Acosta, Cristina López -- Normal pressure hydrocephalus / Vito Curiale, Sandrine Louchart De La Chappelle -- Acute stroke care and management of carotid artery stenosis / David Doig, Martin M Brown -- Stroke and stroke rehabilitation / Guillaume Albaret, Helene Domergue -- Communication disorders and dysphagia / Pamela M Enderby -- Acute and chronic subdural hematoma / Lauren Peruski, Magdy Selim -- Epilepsy / Almudena Areosa Sastre, Irene Lozano Rosique -- Syncope and non-epileptic attacks / Matteo Cesari, Beatrice Arosio -- Parkinson's disease / Bruno Oquendo, Joël Belmin -- Non-Parkinsonian movement disorders in the elderly / Christian Johannes Amlang, Katie Kompoliti -- Diabetic neuropathy / Ahmed H Abdelhafiz, Alan J Sinclair -- Disorders of the neuromuscular junction / Sivakumar Sathasivam, Andrew J Larner -- Muscle disorders / Devyani Misra -- Motor neuron disease / Pascal Cintas -- Chronic pain / Benny Katz -- Multiple sclerosis / Krupa S Pandey, Florian P Thomas -- Appendix: Function assessment scales -- Index -- Front Matter -- Delirium in older patients / Sarah A Wingfield, Joseph H Flaherty -- Memory clinics / Ipsit V Vahia -- Alzheimer's disease / Julien Delrieu -- Mild cognitive impairment: an update / Pierre-Jean Ousset -- Vascular dementia / Marco Inzitari, Domenico Inzitari -- Mental stimulation and dementia / Joe Verghese -- Exercise and dementia / Yves Rolland, Philipe Souto Barreto -- Drug development and Alzheimer's disease / Julien Delrieu, Bruno Vellas -- Other dementias / Wee Shiong Lim -- Management of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia / Maria Soto Martin, Adelaïde Mauleon -- Late-life depression / Didi Rhebergen, Max Stek -- Geriatric psychiatry / Abhilash K Desai, George T Grossberg -- Organisation of services in geriatric psychiatry / Susan Mary Benbow, Sharmi Bhattacharyya -- The older patient with Down syndrome / John E Morley -- Disorders of the vestibular system / Charlotte Ågrup, Linda M Luxon -- Smell and taste / Eva Topinkova -- Osteoporosis: burden, diagnosis, and management / Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyere -- Gait, balance, and falls / Sarah D Berry, Deborah S Lee -- Hip fracture and orthogeriatrics / Christine Lafont, Thomas Krams -- Foot problems / Hylton B Menz -- Endocrinology of ageing / Ray Bourey, John Morley, Alexis M McKee -- The pituitary gland / Alexis M McKee, John E Morley -- Thyroid disorders / Ligia J Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo -- Ovarian function and menopause / Andrea Martínez-Massa, Antonio Marín-Montes, Jorge Abril-Pérez, Antonio Cano -- Testicular function / Sandeep Dhindsa -- Diabetes mellitus / Alan J Sinclair, Graydon S Meneilly -- New therapies for diabetes mellitus / Michelangela Barbieri, Vittoria Cataldo, George T Griffing, Giuseppe Paolisso -- Gynaecology and the older patient / Vishnu Priya Padmanabhan, Susan Joseph, Radha Indusekhar, Fidelma O'Mahony -- Prostate diseases / Stephane Gerard, Loic Mourey, Marguerite Briand, Boris Delaunay, Laurent Balardy -- The ageing bladder / Matteo Cesari, Beatrice Arosio -- Geriatric nephrology / David Schlientz, Liza Genao, Carlos G Musso, Dimitrios G Oreopoulos -- Cancer and ageing / Ahmed Abdelhafiz -- Oncological emergencies / Thomas De Nadaï, Chantal Bernard-Marty, Clément Gaudin, Laurent Balardy -- Breast cancer / Hannah Chapman -- Maintaining functional status among older adult cancer patients and survivors / Miriam B Rodin -- Multidimensional geriatric assessment / Leocadio Rodríguez Mañas, Marta Castro Rodríguez, Laurence Z Rubenstein, Andreas E Stuck -- Frailty / Angela M Sanford, John E Morley -- Rehabilitation / Matthew T Corey -- Cachexia / Emanuele Marzetti, Anna Picca, Anita Maria Tummolo, Riccardo Calvani -- WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) / Catherine Takeda, Sophie Guyonnet, Bruno Vellas, Yuka Sumi -- Valvular heart disease and infective endocarditis / Ariane M Fraiche, Jason D Matos, Eli V Gelfand -- Infections of the central nervous system / Rodrigo Hasbun -- Good quality care: abuse / Jean-Pierre Aquino, Laëtitia Ngatcha Ribert -- Alcohol consumption and cognition / Julien Delrieu, Luc Letenneur, Jean-François Dartigues -- The use and abuse of prescribed medicines / Matteo Cesari, Beatrice Arosio -- Drug misuse and the older person: a contradiction in terms? / Antoine Piau, Fati Nourhashemi -- Transportation, driving, and older adults / Desmond O'Neill, David Carr -- Smart Homes / Rodrigo Pérez-Rodríguez -- Modern use of biomarkers in geriatric medicine / Stefan Walter -- Geriatric dermatology / Elizabeth L Bisbee, Claudia I Vidal, Tricia A Missall -- Pressure injuries: prevention and management / Madhuri Reddy -- Perioperative medical assessment of older adults / Milta Oyola Little, Shelley McDonald, David Schlientz, Yoon Hie Kim -- Anaesthesia / Coilin Collins-Smyth, Suzanne Crowe -- Health issues in the ageing woman / Reshma A Merchant -- Antiageing strategies / Ligia J Dominguez, Mario

Barbagallo -- The ethics of geriatric care / Alessandro Blasimme -- Participation of older people in clinical trials / Nicola Coley, Sandrine Andrieu -- Restraints and immobility / Katerina Melino, Laura M Wagner, Elizabeth A Capezuti -- Centenarians / Evelyn Ferri, Marco Proietti, Matteo Cesari, Beatrice Arosio -- End-of-life and palliative care / Kate Lally, Rachelle E Bernacki -- End-of-life care: special issues / Trisha Dunning -- Improving quality of care / Julie K Gammack, Babatunde Olumide, Carolyn D Philpot -- Clinical audit of healthcare / Matthew Roycroft -- Caring for the caregiver / Danielle L Boisvert, Max Zubatsky, Marla Berg-Weger -- Nursing home care / Cari Levy, Briony Jain, Edward Cheong, Lyndal Bugeja, Joseph Ibrahim, Kate Magid, Emily Galenbeck -- Geriatric occupational therapy: achieving quality in daily living / Jeremy Whyman -- Geriatric medicine education in Europe and the United States / Antonio Cherubini, Jesús Mateos-Nozal, Daphne T Lo, Miguel A Paniagua -- Systems of healthcare: the United States / Julie K Gammack, Stephanie L Simpson -- Systems of healthcare: Australia / Gideon A Caplan, Taylor A Scott -- Systems of healthcare: the UK / Richard Wilson, Simon Conroy -- Geriatric medicine in China / Woo Jean -- Ageing in developing countries / Luis Miguel Gutierrez Robledo, Renato Maia Guimarães -- Geriatric medicine in the European Union: towards unification of diversity / Jesús Mateos-Nozal, Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft -- Research horizons for the twenty-first century / Leocadio Rodríguez Mañas, Miriam El Assar, Javier Angulo -- Appendix: Function assessment scales -- Index