Practical Geriatric Health Care and Diagnosis and Treatment

Author: Li Fuyu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book is a medical monograph characterized by clinical practicality, combining health care and diagnosis and treatment. It is divided into ten chapters. Chapter 1, the Introduction, briefly outlines the physiological and pathological characteristics of the elderly, their syndrome features, the characteristics of diagnosis and treatment medications for elderly diseases, the mechanisms of aging and anti-aging methods and measures, as well as the features, principles, and methods of elderly health preservation. Chapters 2 to 9 introduce the etiology and pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, preventive and recuperative measures, and research progress of common and frequently occurring diseases in various clinical systems. Each system is covered in one chapter, with each disease as a section. The format of each section is largely consistent, featuring five major items: [Etiology and Pathogenesis], [Diagnosis and Syndrome Differentiation], [Treatment], [Prevention and Recuperation], and [Research Progress]. Each item is further divided into two parts: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine. The book comprehensively and systematically introduces the research progress and health care knowledge of TCM, Western Medicine, and integrated Chinese and Western Medicine. It holds certain reference value for professionals engaged in elderly medical care and health care.