Otros títulos: Geratric medicine and gerontology, incluye índice, bibliografía capitular sugerida.

The seventh edition is substantially different from its predecessors, reflecting the continued growth and increasing sophistication of geriatrics as a defined medical discipline. Vitality and continued rejuvenation have been enhanced through the addition of six new chapters (Chapter 23: Quality of Care, Chapter 57: Common Non-pain Symptoms, Chapter 58: Effective Communication Strategies for Patients With Advanced Illness, Chapter 59: Palliative Medicine Across the Continuum of Care Including Hospice, Chapter 106: Coagulation Disorders, and Chapter 107: Plasma Cell Disorders) and recruitment of new authors for nearly 40% of the chapters. Despite adding new chapters, we have modified and combined others to maintain a total of 130, as in the sixth edition. This is the first edition of the book to be published in full color, thereby greatly enhancing the many illustrations and figures included. We recognize the increasing evidence regarding the care of older adults with serious illness(es) near the end of life and the integral role of palliative care in geriatric medicine. Therefore, we have established Principles of Palliative Medicine as one of the five major parts of the seventh edition, expanded the number of chapters addressing this topic, and added new palliative care content to many other chapters. To promote and facilitate the book’s utility as an educational resource for Geriatric Medicine fellows in training and others, each chapter now includes learning objectives and key clinical points. These have been linked to one or more of the Geriatric Fellowship Curriculum milestones to allow easy access by readers. This new educational emphasis is highly relevant to Bill Hazzard’s comments in the foreword.