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AMH AGED CARE COMPANION 2016
Author/Editor: AMH
Published: 01/05/16
Published by: AUSTRALIAN MEDICINES HANDBOOK
ISBN: 9780994326232
Media: paper back
Edition: 2016
The AMH Aged Care Companion is a trusted, practical reference for doctors, nurses and pharmacists who work with older people. It contains the latest evidence-based information and is useful when conducting medication reviews and other activities (eg case conferencing) aimed at improving patient outcomes.
The AMH Aged Care Companion contains information on the management of more than 70 conditions common in older people, including dementia and its behavioural symptoms, delirium, cardiovascular diseases, fall prevention, osteoporosis, COPD, insomnia, depression and wound management. It also contains general principles on the use of medicines in older people.
The May 2016 release of the AMH Aged Care Companion Book contains new content including a topic on actinic keratosis, information on the process of deprescribing, which is important for optimising the use of medicines in older people, along with a simple diagrammatic guide to inhaler devices with links to instructions for use and considerations for choosing a suitable device in older patients. Other topics reviewed include asthma, COPD, gout, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and dyspepsia.
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