Chapter 19

Preventive Geriatrics

Joseph H. Flaherty

Joseph H. Flaherty

Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA

Saint Louis Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, St Louis, MO, USA

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Antony J. Bayer

Antony J. Bayer

Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

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First published: 16 December 2005

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Background

  • The Health Maintenance Clinical Glidepath

  • Office Visits

  • Blood Pressure (BP) Including Orthostatic Measurements

  • Weight

  • Height

  • Pain

  • Medication Review Including OTCs and Herbal Medicines

  • Lifestyle Education

  • Maintain Awareness of Elder Abuse

  • Assess ADLs and IADLs

  • Visual Acuity and Auditory Testing

  • Ask about Urinary Incontinence

  • Males: Screen for Erectile Dysfunction and Hypogonadism

  • Cognitive Screening

  • Depression Screening

  • Screening for Gait and Balance

  • Advanced Directives

  • Influenza Vaccine

  • Pneumococcal Vaccine

  • Tetanus

  • Breast Cancer Screening

  • Cervical Cancer Screening

  • Colon Cancer Screening

  • Prostate Cancer Screening

  • Osteoporosis

  • Cholesterol Screening

  • Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

  • Fasting Blood Glucose

  • Sleep Apnea

  • British Health Checks

  • Key References

  • References

  • Further Reading

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