TY - BOOK ID - 64920219 TI - Dementia and Chronic Disease : Management of Comorbid Medical Conditions PY - 2020 SN - 3030463982 3030463974 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Dementia KW - Treatment. KW - Geriatrics. KW - General practice (Medicine). KW - Public health. KW - Geriatrics/Gerontology. KW - General Practice / Family Medicine. KW - Public Health. KW - Community health KW - Health services KW - Hygiene, Public KW - Hygiene, Social KW - Public health services KW - Public hygiene KW - Social hygiene KW - Health KW - Human services KW - Biosecurity KW - Health literacy KW - Medicine, Preventive KW - National health services KW - Sanitation KW - Medicine KW - Gerontology KW - Older people KW - Diseases KW - Health and hygiene KW - Demència KW - Malalties cròniques KW - Geriatria KW - Medicina KW - Anestèsia en geriatria KW - Cura de les persones grans KW - Infermeria geriàtrica KW - Malalties de les persones grans KW - Neurologia geriàtrica KW - Odontologia geriàtrica KW - Ortopèdia geriàtrica KW - Psiquiatria geriàtrica KW - Gerontologia KW - Dolor crònic KW - Insuficiència renal crònica KW - Leucèmia limfocítica crònica KW - Síndrome de fatiga crònica KW - Malalts crònics KW - Malalties cerebrals KW - Corea de Huntington KW - Demència amb cossos de Lewy KW - Demència senil KW - Alienació mental (Dret) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:64920219 AB - This book is designed to guide all physicians in long-term care, in-, and outpatient settings who work with elders with co-current dementia and medical comorbidities. Chapters cover a wide range of challenging topics, including epidemiological data, evaluation and management techniques to optimize physical and cognitive function in patients with dementia, safety measures, and nonpharmacologic measures to support cognition. Chapters also discuss the unique aspects of managing the most common chronic diseases and the management of musculoskeletal pain in elders with dementia. Except for the introductory chapter, each chapter will include a case vignette to highlight some of the primary challenges of management of the particular chronic disease/condition in elders with dementia, making this an accessible and highly practical tool for medical professionals of all backgrounds. Written by experts in the field, Dementia and Chronic Disease is an excellent resource for all medical professionals treating patients with dementia, including geriatricians, family medicine physicians, social workers, nurses, hospitalists, and all others. ER -