The Geriatric Admission

This is a guide book that showcases the commonest clinical problems encountered in the inpatient setting concerning elderly patients. Each chapter is based on a symptomatic theme and quizzes the reader through the evolution of a patient scenario upon hospitalisation. Engaging discussions occur after each quiz question, focusing on approaches and diagnostic and therapeutic pearls.

This practical handbook will be exceedingly useful for both junior and senior clinicians who deal with elderly inpatients on a day to day basis. Medical students and other students of geriatric medicine will also find it beneficial for their revision.

Nationally and globally, populations are ageing. We are seeing an increasing number of elderly patients being admitted to the hospital for a variety of medical problems. The government is placing increasing emphasis on recruiting, training and retaining generalist clinicians (hospitalists) who need to take care of elderly patients in hospitals. As such, this book will be an extremely practical resource for hospitalists around the world. Using a quiz format on a background of an evolving patient scenario, the reader is led on an exciting journey to discover one's gaps in diagnostic and management aspects and to learn useful approaches and tips from our experts.

Contents:

• Falls I (Blood Pressure Changes) (Moy Wai Lun, Astrid Melani Suantio)
• Falls II (Movement Disorder) (Tan Boon Hian, Melvin Chua Peng Wei)
• Falls III (Bone Problem) (Stanley Angkodjojo, Raymond Goh Kai Heng)
• Falls IV (Joint Problem) (Nur Emillia Binte Roslan, Chuah Tyng Yu, Raymond Goh Kai Heng)
• Functional Decline I (Electrolyte Disturbances) (Naing Chaw Su, Mayank Chawla, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Functional Decline II (Joint Problem) (Ng Kuan Geok, Teo Qiao Qi, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Delirium I (Infection) (Pooja Sachdeva, Alvin Tan Wee Beng)
• Delirium II (Medication) (Cheong Li Anne, Jessica Chen Weizhen)
• Behavioural Disturbances (Dementia) (Deanna Lee Wai Ching, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Depressive Symptoms (Tan Boon Hian, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Psychotic Symptoms (Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Giddiness I (Anaemia) (Denise Tan Yan, Alvin Tan Wee Beng)
• Giddiness II (Pancytopenia) (Richard Yiu Cheung, Alvin Tan Wee Beng)
• Giddiness III (Vestibular Disorder) (Tay Sok Boon, Cedric Koh Chien Hsiang, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Stroke (Atrial Fibrillation) (Kaavya Narasimhalu, Melvin Chua Peng Wei)
• Vomiting (Multifactorial) (Clarence Kwan Kah Wai, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Diarrhoea (Antibiotic Use) (Tey Tze Tong, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Abdominal Pain(Constipation) (Poojha Sachdeva, Melvin Chua Peng Wei)
• Fever (Urinary Tract Infection) (Pushpalatha Bangalore Lingegowda, Zheng Shuwei, Jade Soh Xiao Jue, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection (Lee Pei Shan, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Acute Retention of Urine (Prostate) (Guo Weiwen, Shandy Wong Shan Li)
• Acute Kidney Injury (Teh Swee Ping, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• End-Stage Kidney Disease (Yeoh Lee Ying, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Polyuric Syndrome (Cai Jiashen, Lalmalani Roshan Mahesh)
• Chest Pain (Cardiogenic?) (Ibrahim Muhammad Hanif, Astrid Melani Suantio)
• Breathlessness I (Cardiogenic) (Peh Wee Ming, Jessica Chen Weizhen)
• Breathlessness II (Aspiration) (Jonathan Goh Teow Koon, Anupama Roy Chowdhury)
• Breathlessness III (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) (Kenneth Koh Hsien Hui, Lalmalani Roshan Mahesh)
• Drowsiness (Hypoglycaemia) (Lim Kai Xiong, Melvin C