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E-raamat: Biology of Ageing: A Practical Handbook [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

  • Formaat: 296 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Nov-2012
  • Kirjastus: CRC Press
  • ISBN-13: 9781846197925
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  • Formaat: 296 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Nov-2012
  • Kirjastus: CRC Press
  • ISBN-13: 9781846197925
One of the problems geriatricians are confronted with in everyday clinical practice is differentiating disease from the process of old age. The challenges of ageing require a better understanding of the essential biology of ageing in order to separate ageing from disease, and indeed ageing made worse by disease. Although the topic is large and diverse, this practical and easy-to-read reference book contains vital information on the biology of ageing. It provides a concise understanding of the changes that occur and focuses on the clinical implications of ageing. MCQs are featured throughout for revision and examination practice. The Biology of Ageing provides the reader with: . a learning guide on the biology of ageing through an overview of the changes that occur at both cellular and system levels . knowledge of how biological changes of ageing impact on physiology and the clinical relevance in medical practice . a practical consideration of these changes in disease presentations and how these changes may impact on disease management. This full-colour guide featuring slides, MRIs, figures and photographs is ideal for doctors training in geriatric medicine, practising geriatricians and those with an interest in management of older people.
Foreword v
Preface vi
About the editors viii
List of contributors
ix
List of abbreviations
xii
Section 1 General
1(32)
1 Epidemiology of ageing
3(8)
Gurcharan S. Rai
Aza Abdulla
2 The concept of ageing: theories and mechanisms
11(9)
Aza Abdulla
Gurcharan S. Rai
3 The ageing cell
20(13)
James Wordsworth
Glyn Nelson
Thomas von Zglinicki
Section 2 The ageing systems and clinical implications
33(222)
4 The immune system
35(15)
Deborah Dunn-Walters
Victoria Martin
Aza Abdulla
5 The haematopoietic system
50(15)
Alice M. Taylor
Barbara J. Bain
6 The cardiovascular system
65(16)
Isobel Ramsay
Chakravarthi Rajkumar
7 The respiratory system
81(14)
Martin R. Miller
8 The gastrointestinal system
95(21)
Hasan Haboubi
Tanvir Ahmed
Nadim Haboubi
9 The liver
116(14)
Tharani Thirugnanachandran
Marissa Minns
Oliver J. Corrado
10 The kidneys
130(17)
Aza Abdulla
William Ogburn
11 The urogenital system
147(10)
Munir Ahmed
12 The skin
157(9)
Tamara Griffiths
Rachel Watson
13 The musculoskeletal system: bone
166(14)
Mark Birch
Terry Aspray
14 The musculoskeletal system: muscle
180(18)
Daniel Baylis
Avan Aihie Sayer
15 The brain
198(25)
Roxanne Stemiczuk
Sultan Darvesh
Kenneth Rockwood
16 Balance and ageing
223(12)
Daina L. Sturnieks
Jasmine Menant
Stephen R. Lord
17 The endocrine system
235(20)
K.O. Lee
Section 3 Frailty and quality of life
255(30)
18 Frailty and ageing
257(13)
Finbarr C. Martin
19 Quality of life and ageing
270(15)
Gurcharan S. Rai
Aza Abdulla
Index 285
AZA ABDULLA Geriatrician and Consultant Physician Department of Elderly Care Princess Royal University Hospital South London Healthcare NHS Trust Orpington, Kent and GURCHARAN S RAI Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine Care of Older People Whittington Hospital, London