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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Preface
• Contributors
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• Contents in Brief
• Contents
• Unit I: The Healthy Older Adult
• Chapter 1: Changes With Aging
• Fundamental Considerations
• Physiological Changes With Aging
• Laboratory Values in Older Adults
• Presenting Features of Illness/Disease in the Older Adult
• Chronic Illness and Functional Capacity
• Summary
• Chapter 2: Health Promotion
• Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention
• Healthy Lifestyle Counseling
• Screening and Prevention
• Immunizations
• Travel and Leisure
• Summary
• Case Study
• Chapter 3: Exercise in Older Adults
• Available Resources
• Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise for Older Adults
• Plan for Incorporating Exercise into Patient Encounter
• Key Guidelines for Safe Physical Activity (Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2008)
• Summary
• Case Study
• Unit II: Assessment
• Chapter 4: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Physical Health
• Functional Health
• Psychological Health
• Socioenvironmental Supports
• Quality of Life Measures
• Summary
• Chapter 5: Symptoms and Syndromes
• Assessment
• Bowel Incontinence
• Chest Pain
• Constipation
• Cough
• Dehydration
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Dysphagia
• Falls
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Hematuria
• Hemoptysis
• Involuntary Weight Loss
• Joint Pain
• Peripheral Edema
• Pruritus
• Syncope
• Tremor
• Urinary Incontinence
• Wandering
• Case Study
• Unit III: Treating Disorders
• Chapter 6: Skin and Lymphatic Disorders
• Assessment
• Burns
• Cellulitis
• Corns and Calluses
• Herpes Zoster
• Pressure Injuries
• Psoriasis
• Skin Cancer
• Superficial Fungal Infections
• Case Study
• Chapter 7: Head, Neck, and Face Disorders
• Assessment
• Cataract
• Epistaxis
• Glaucoma, Acute and Chronic
• Glaucoma, Acute (Primary Angle-Closure)
• Glaucoma, Chronic (Primary Open-Angle)
• Hearing Loss
• Hordeolum and Chalazion
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Oral Cancer
• Retinopathy
• Rhinitis
• Case Study
• Chapter 8: Chest Disorders
• Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
• Assessment of Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
• Clinical Examination Features
• Assessment of the Respiratory System
• Asthma
• Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Heart Failure
• Hypertension
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• Lung Cancer
• Myocardial Infarction
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Restrictive Lung Disease
• Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Case Study
• Chapter 9: Peripheral Vascular Disorders
• Assessment
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Chronic Lymphedema
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Venous Disease (Chronic Venous Insufficiency)
• Case Study
• Chapter 10: Abdominal Disorders
• Assessment
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Bladder Cancer
• Bowel Obstruction
• Cholecystitis
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Cirrhosis of the Liver
• Clostridium difficile
• Colorectal Cancer
• Diverticulitis
• Esophagitis
• Gastric Cancer
• Gastritis
• Gastroenteritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
• Hernia
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Liver Cancer
• Nephrolithiasis
• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Peptic Ulcer Disease
• Case Study
• Chapter 11: Urological and Gynecological Disorders
• Assessment
• Atrophic Vaginitis
• Breast Cancer
• Cystitis
• Endometrial Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy)
• Drug-Induced Erectile Dysfunction
• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatitis
• Case Study
• Chapter 12: Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Assessment
• Bursitis, Tendinitis, Soft Tissue Syndromes
• Fractures
• Gout
• Osteoarthritis
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Case Study
• Chapter 13: Central and Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
• Assessment
• Brain Tumor
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Seizure Disorders
• Stroke
• Case Study
• Chapter 14: Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders
• Assessment
• Acute Pancreatitis
• Chronic Pancreatitis
• Diabetes Mellitus, Types 1 and 2
• Failure to Thrive
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Malnutrition
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Case Study
• Chapter 15: Hematological and Immune System Disorders
• Assessment
• Anemia of Chronic Disease
• Anemia, Iron Deficiency
• Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura)
• Leukemias
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• Case Study
• Chapter 16: Psychosocial Disorders
• Assessment
• Agitation
• Alcohol Misuse (Hazardous or Risky Drinkers)
• Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorder
• Delirium
• Dementia
• Depression
• Elder Abuse
• Grief and Bereavement
• Insomnia
• Prescription Drug Misuse (Hazardous or Risky Users)
• Case Study
• Unit IV: Complex Illness
• Chapter 17: Polypharmacy
• Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Changes
• Tools to Assist Providers to Avoid PIMs and Polypharmacy
• Preventing Polypharmacy, Addressing Polypharmacy
• Chapter 18: Chronic Illness and the APRN
• Definitions of Chronic Disease and Chronic Illness
• Demographics of Chronic Illness
• Multiple Chronic Conditions
• Economic Burden of Chronic Disease
• Minorities and Chronic Disease
• Function and Frailty
• Evidence-Based Practice and Chronic Disease
• Chronic Care Model of Quality Improvement
• Legislation and Chronic Disease
• Transitions of Care
• Provider Reimbursement for Chronic Illness Care
• The Role of APRNs in Chronic Disease
• Case Study
• Chapter 19: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care
• Overview of Palliative Care
• Symptom Management
• Delirium
• Dyspnea
• Pain
• The Dying Patient
• Grief and Bereavement
• Case Study
• Appendix A: Physiological Influences of the Aging Process
• Appendix B: Laboratory Values in the Older Adult
• Index