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...

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...