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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818327603321

Autore

Agrawal Yuri

Titolo

Geriatric Otolaryngology / / by: Sataloff, Robert T., Johns, Michael M., Kost, Karen M.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Thieme, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-63853-014-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

618.97/751

Soggetti

Geriatric otolaryngology

Older people - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"64 illustrations."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Geriatric Otolaryngology; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword (Richard V. Homan); Foreword (Sonya Malekzadeh); Preface; Contributors; 1. The Science of Aging; 2. Geriatric Otolaryngology: An Overview; 3. Understanding Geriatric Syndromes, the Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team, and Resources to Optimize Care for Older Patients; 4. Evaluation of the Outpatient Geriatric Patient; 5. Operative Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient; 6. Age-Related Hearing Loss; 7. Regenerative Therapies for Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Current Research Implications for Future Treatment

8. Hearing Aids: Considerations in the Geriatric Population9. Cochlear Implantation in the Elderly; 10. Subjective Idiopathic Tinnitus in the Geriatric Population; 11. Dizziness, Imbalance, and Age-Related Vestibular Loss in the Geriatric Population; 12. Sinonasal Disease in the Elderly; 13. Taste and Smell in the Elderly; 14. Inhalant Allergies and Asthma in the Geriatric Population; 15. Voice Disorders in the Elderly; 16. Swallowing Disorders in the Elderly; 17. Sleep Disturbance in the Geriatric Population; 18. Facial Plastic Surgery in Geriatric Patients

19. Oral Cavity Disorders in Geriatric Patients20. Advanced Cutaneous Malignancies in the Elderly; 21. Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly; 22. The Role of Neuropsychology in the Evaluation and Treatment of Geriatric Patients; Index



Sommario/riassunto

A burgeoning elderly population has led to a great increase in the number of geriatric otolaryngology patients, and a comprehensive reference on the specialty will be invaluable in optimizing patient care. Geriatric Otolaryngology, published collaboratively by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) and Thieme, focuses on the unique challenges facing otolaryngologists and primary care physicians in managing ear, nose, and throat disorders in the elderly. It provides readers with the essential information they need to successfully treat this rapidly gr