Introduction. What This Book Is (and What It Is Not)
Part I. Underlying Health State:
1. Why Health State Matters
2. Ingredients of the Underlying Health State
3. Thinking like a Geriatrician: Geriatric Syndromes
4.Determining Your Family Member's Health State
Part II. Going to the Doctor: 5. The Role of the Primary Care Physician
6. What to Expect from Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
7. What to Expect from Nurses, Social Workers, and Therapists
8. What to Expect from Medical Specialists
9. What a Geriatric Assessment Is and When to Ask for One
Part III. Going to the Hospital: 10. The Perils of Hospitalization
12. Working with a Hospitalist
13. The Technological Imperative
14. Acute Care for the Elderly Units
15. Hospital-Based Palliative Care
Part IV. Going to the Rehabilitation Facility: 16. Choosing a Rehab Facility
18. Your Role in the Rehab
Part V. Chronic Care at Home: 21. Your Medical Bag
25. Coronary Heart Disease
27. Chronic Kidney Disease
29. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
30. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Part VI. Acute Care at Home:33. Chest Pain
Part VII. Care in the Nursing Home: 43. Choosing a Nursing Home
44. Why You Will Still Be a Caregiver
45.Medical Care in the Nursing Home
46. Team Meetings in the Nursing Home
Part VIII. Getting Additional Help: 47. Choosing a Health Plan
48. Paying for Health Care
49. Planning for Future Medical Care
52. Involving the Rest of the Family
