GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Healthy Aging, Chronic Disease Management, Cognitive Disorders, Frailty and Elderly Patient Care

GERIATRIC MEDICINE is a comprehensive clinical textbook designed for healthcare learners, clinicians, and professionals who care for older adults across outpatient, hospital, rehabilitation, home care, assisted living, and long-term care settings. As populations age, clinicians are increasingly expected to manage complex older adult patients whose needs cannot be understood through a single diagnosis, single medication list, or single organ system. This book provides a structured foundation for understanding the medical, functional, cognitive, ethical, and social dimensions of elderly patient care. Inside, you will find a complete guide to healthy aging, physiologic reserve, comprehensive geriatric assessment, communication, shared decision-making, autonomy, capacity, chronic disease management, frailty, falls, syncope, mobility disorders, nutrition, sarcopenia, sleep disorders, sensory impairment, oral health, aspiration risk, infection prevention, multimorbidity, hypertension, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic lung disease, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, cancer care, anemia, polypharmacy, deprescribing, delirium, dementia, urinary symptoms, constipation, pressure injuries, pain, hospitalization risks, depression, anxiety, neurologic disability, long-term care, palliative care, hospice, and future directions in geriatric medicine. Each chapter is organized to support clinical learning, with learning objectives, case-based discussion, practical tables, key terms, chapter summaries, and review questions. The book emphasizes real-world geriatric reasoning: identifying functional decline, recognizing atypical illness presentations, reducing medication-related harm, supporting caregivers, preventing avoidable complications, and aligning treatment decisions with what matters most to the older adult. This textbook is especially useful for medical students, nursing students, residents, physician assistant students, primary care clinicians, gerontology learners, rehabilitation professionals, long-term care staff, and healthcare educators seeking a clear and practical reference on older adult care. GERIATRIC MEDICINE does not replace clinical guidelines, institutional protocols, or individualized medical judgment. Instead, it provides a strong educational foundation for safer, more thoughtful, and more person-centered care of older adults.