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Parkinson's Disease: Improving Patient Care is a clinically-focused text for healthcare professionals involved in everyday management of Parkinson's disease patients. Concise chapters and abundant tables make it easy to read or use as a handy reference.
FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description
Part of the Oxford American Neurology Library, Parkinson's Disease: Improving Patient Care is a clinically-focused text for healthcare professionals involved in the everyday management of Parkinson's disease patients. Primary care physicians, general neurologists, medical trainees, and ancillary therapists including mental health professionals, speech therapists, and physical therapists will all find helpful information regarding caring for patients with Parkinson's disease. The easily readable text provides information on the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and everyday management of patients with this disorder. Concise chapters and tables for easy reference make this book easy to read in sequence or use as a handy reference. The 12 chapters cover all aspects of Parkinson's disease care from diagnosis, test selection and early management to handling complications, deciding whether surgical options are appropriate, managing Parkinson's disease patients in the inpatient setting and supporting patients and families during late-stage complications. Tables and boxes highlight diagnostic clues and criteria and appropriate medications and doses for Parkinson's disease-specific medications and medications used to treat general aspects of the disease such as constipation.
Author Biography
JSH: Staff Movement Disorders Specialist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. MJA: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Movement Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland. WW: Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Table of Contents
1 What is Parkinson's Disease?2 Diagnosing Parkinson's Disease3 Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders and Other Mimics of Parkinson's Disease4 Natural History of Parkinson's Disease5 Medical and Non-Medical Management of Early Parkinson's Disease6 Motor Fluctuations: What are They and How Do You Treat Them?7 Non-Motor Complications in Parkinson's Disease8 The Follow-Up Visit9 When to consider Deep Brain Stimulation, and How To Approach It10 Common Challenges and Complications in the Inpatient Setting11 Management of Late Complications of Parkinson's Disease12 The Role of the Non-Neurologist
Review
This book does an excellent job accomplishing what it sets out to do - to serve as a clinically focused guide for healthcare professionals involved in the everyday management of patients with Parkinson's disease. It is concise, yet thorough, and covers exactly what any provider would need to know about the presentation, natural history, and treatment of the disease. Useful tables and figures summarize information and make it an easy reference. The authors also provide guidance on how to educate patients on their disease process and what to expect. This is a worthwhile purchase. * Doody's Notes *
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A clinically-focused text for healthcare professionals involved in everyday management of Parkinson's disease patients.
Long Description
Part of the Oxford American Neurology Library, Parkinson's Disease: Improving Patient Care is a clinically-focused text for healthcare professionals involved in the everyday management of Parkinson's disease patients. Primary care physicians, general neurologists, medical trainees, and ancillary therapists including mental health professionals, speech therapists, and physical therapists will all find helpful information regarding caring for patients with Parkinson'sdisease. The easily readable text provides information on the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and everyday management of patients with this disorder. Concise chapters and tables for easy reference make this book easy to read in sequence or use as a handy reference. The 12 chapters cover all aspectsof Parkinson's disease care from diagnosis, test selection and early management to handling complications, deciding whether surgical options are appropriate, managing Parkinson's disease patients in the inpatient setting and supporting patients and families during late-stage complications. Tables and boxes highlight diagnostic clues and criteria and appropriate medications and doses for Parkinson's disease-specific medications and medications used to treat general aspects of the disease such asconstipation.
Review Quote
"This book does an excellent job accomplishing what it sets out to do - to serve as a clinically focused guide for healthcare professionals involved in the everyday management of patients with Parkinson's disease. It is concise, yet thorough, and covers exactly what any provider would need to know about the presentation, natural history, and treatment of the disease. ... This is a worthwhile purchase." --Doody's Health Sciences Review
Details ISBN019999787X Short Title PARKINSONS DISEASE Series Oxford American Neurology Library Language English ISBN-10 019999787X ISBN-13 9780199997879 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 616.833 Year 2014 Subtitle Improving Patient Care Edited by William J. Weiner Author William J. Weiner Position Professor and Chair Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland Medical Center UK Release Date 2014-01-30 AU Release Date 2014-01-30 NZ Release Date 2014-01-30 US Release Date 2014-01-30 Pages 128 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Publication Date 2014-01-30 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Illustrations 11 illustrations Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this
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