Challenging Cases in Geriatric Medicine

<p>Geriatric medicine is challenging – people present with multiple problems at the same time and case studies provide a good way to discuss this complexity. This book describes 30 cases of older people with frailty presenting to acute medical services. They cover a wide range of common presentations and management issues and explore the interplay of acute illness multimorbidity and physical and cognitive impairments. The book focuses on medicine optimisation shared decision-making and advance care planning using key test results and imaging studies. Management options are discussed where disease-specific guidelines may not provide the solution when treating older adults.</p><p>Key Features:</p><ul> <li>Provides real-world complex examples with consequent nuanced decision-making.</li> <li>Uses case studies to address interactions of acute illnesses polypharmacy and physical and cognitive impairments for clinicians and trainees in geriatric and general internal medicine and general practitioners.</li> <li>Discusses patient-centred management – balance of risks and benefits of different options including shared decision-making and advance care planning.</li> </ul>