Long-Term Care Medicine A Pocket Guide / edited by Pamela Ann Fenstemacher, Peter Winn.

Long-Term Care Medicine: A Pocket Guide lessens the uncertainty involved in caring for patients in a long-term care facility. This practical pocket guide is divided into four sections: Introduction, Common Clinical Conditions, Psychosocial Aspects, and Special Issues in Long-Term Care. The chapters...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fenstemacher, Pamela Ann (Editor), Winn, Peter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Current Clinical Practice
Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Home Care
  • Assisted Living and Residential Care
  • Nursing Facilities
  • The Role of Practitioners and the Medical Director
  • Common Clinical Conditions in Long-Term Care
  • Acute Change in Condition
  • Health Maintenance and Prevention
  • Integrating Palliative Care into Practice
  • Weight and Nutrition
  • Wound Care
  • Dementia, Delirium, and Depression
  • Ethical and Legal Issues
  • Ethical and Legal Issues
  • Documentation and Coding
  • Medication Management in Long-Term Care
  • Rehabilitation and Maximizing Function.