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050 | _aRA777.5.M47 | ||
100 | _aBeers, Mark H. | ||
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_aThe merck manual of health and aging. / _cMark H. Beers. |
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_aNew Jersey: _bMerck Research Laboratory, _c2004. |
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_axxix,960p.: _bill.; _c24cm. |
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505 | _aContents: Fundamentals of aging: Age-old questions --- How the body ages -- The aging of America -- Caring for self and others -- Preventive medical care -- Maintaining good nutrition -- Drugs and aging -- Complementary or alternative medicine -- Communicating with health care practitioners -- Continuity of care -- Understanding medical tests -- Hospital care -- Undergoing surgery -- Rehabilitation -- Long-term care -- Caregiving -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Medical conditions: Nutritional disorders -- Water and electrolyte balance -- Hypothermia and hypothermia -- Dizziness and fainting -- Falls -- Osteoporosis -- Fractures -- Pain -- Confusion -- Delirium -- Dementia -- Stroke -- Nerve disorders -- Movement disorders -- Sleep -- Mental health disorders -- Thyroid disorders -- Diabetes mellitus -- Skin disorders -- Eye disorders -- Hearing and the ear -- Nose and throat disorders -- Mouth and dental disorders -- Foot disorders -- Arthritis -- Temporal arthritis and polymyalgia rhematica -- High blood pressure -- Blood vessel disorders -- Coronary artery disease -- Heart failure -- Abonominal heart rytms -- Heart valve disorders -- Blood disorders -- Finding and living with cancer -- Cancers -- Pheumonia and influenza -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Swallowing and reflux disorders -- Bowel movement disorders -- Urinary incontinence -- Female genital and sexual disorders -- Male genital and sexual disorders -- Exercise -- Social, legal and ethical issues: Coping with change -- Driving -- Intimacy -- Mistreatment -- Understanding legal and ethical issues -- Paying for health care | ||
700 | _aJones, Thomas V. | ||
700 | _aBerkwits, Michael. | ||
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