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LIST OF ENTRIES A AARP Abdominoplasty Acetaminophen Activities of daily living evaluation Acupressure Acupuncture Acute leukemia Adjustment disorders Administration of medication Adult day care Advance directives Advanced practice nurses Aerobic exercise Age-related macular degeneration Aging AIDS AIDS counseling AIDS tests Alcohol abuse Allergies Allergy tests Aloe Alopecia Alpha1-adrenergic blockers Alpha hydroxy acids Alzheimer’s disease Ambulatory blood pressure Americans with Disabilities Act Aminoglycosides Amputation Amyloidosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Analgesics Anemia Anesthesia, general Anesthesia, local Anesthesiologist’s role Aneurysm Angina pectoris Angiography Angioplasty Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Ankle-brachial index Anoxia Antacids Anti-insomnia drugs Anti-itch drugs Antiangina drugs Antianxiety drugs Antiarrhythmic drugs Antibiotics Anticancer drugs Anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs Anticonvulsant drugs Antidementia drugs Antidepressant drugs, SSRI Antidepressants, tricyclic Antidiabetic drugs Antidiarrheal drugs Antifungal drugs, topical Antihistamines Antihypertensive drugs Antiinflammatory diets Antioxidants Antiparkinsonian drugs Antipsychotic drugs Antiretroviral drugs GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SENIOR HEALTH Antituberculosis drugs Antiviral drugs Anxiety Aortic dissection Aortic valve stenosis Arrhythmias Arteriovenous fistula Arteriovenous malformations Aspiration Aspirin Assisted living facilities Asthma Atherosclerosis Audiometry Autoimmune disease tests Autoimmune disorders Autonomic disorders B Back and neck pain, physical therapy for Back curves Bacteremia Bacterial Infections Balance and coordination tests Barbiturates Bariatric surgery Barium enema Behcet’s syndrome Benzodiazepines Bereavement counseling Beta blockers Biofeedback Bipolar disorder vii LIST OF ENTRIES Bladder cancer Bladder infection Bladder stones Bladder training Bladder ultrasound Blepharoplasty Blindness Blood clots Blood pressure Blood sugar tests Body mass index Boils Bone density test Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy Bone scan Botox injection Brain and central nervous system tumors Breast biopsy Breast cancer Breast implants Breast reconstruction Breast self-examination Breathing problems Bronchitis Bronchodilators Bronchoscopy Bruising Bursitis C Cachexia and wasting Caffeine Calcium Calcium channel blockers Calcium supplements Cancer Cancer fighting foods Cancer therapy, supportive Carbohydrates Cardiac ablation Cardiac bypass Cardiac catheterization Cardiac monitor Cardiac rehabilitation viii Cardiac surgery Cardiac valve surgery Cardiomyopathy Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Cardioversion Caregiver Carotid disease Carotid ultrasound Cataracts Catheterization, female Catheterization, male Celiac disease Cellulitis (infection) Cephalosporins Cervical cancer Cervical spondylosis Chemotherapy Chest CT scan Chest physical therapy Chest x ray Chiropractic Cholesterol test Chronic kidney failure Chronic leukemia Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cinnamon Circulatory problems Cirrhosis Clinical nurse specialist Code of ethics for nurses Collagen injection Colon cancer Colonoscopy Colostomy Colostomy care Coma Commercial prescription programs Common cold Community health programs Community nutrition Community social programs Complete blood count Congestive heart failure Conservatorship Constipation Contact dermatitis Corneal diseases Coronary artery disease Cosmetic surgery Cox-2 inhibitors CT scans Cushing’s syndrome Cystitis D Death and dying Deep vein thrombosis Dehydration Delirium Dementia Dental health and hygiene Dental implants Denture care Depression Dermatitis Dermatologist DHEA Diabetes insipidus Diabetes mellitus Diabetic foot infections Diabetic nephropathy Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic retinopathy Dialysis technology Diarrhea Diet Diet and lifestyle over 50 Diet and mental health Dietary assessment Dietary counseling Dietary intake and nutrition status Dietary supplements Dietetics Dietician Discharge from the hospital Dislocations and subluxations Diuretics Diverticulosis and diverticulitis Dizziness Do not resuscitate order GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SENIOR HEALTH E Ear irrigation Echocardiogram Edema Elder abuse Electrocardiography Electroencephalography Electrolyte balance Electrolyte tests Emphysema Endometrial cancer Endoscopy Endotracheal tube management Enemas Erectile dysfunction Esophageal cancer Euthanasia Exercise Eye examination Eye glasses and contact lenses Eyedrop instillation Eyelid disorders Food allergies Food intolerance Foot care Fungal culture Fungal infections G Gait and balance assessment Gait and balance problems Gallbladder cancer Gallstones Gambling Gangrene Garlic Gastroenteritis disease Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastroesophageal reflux scan Generalized anxiety disorder Geriatric assessment tests Geriatric nutrition GI bleeding GI bleeding studies Gingivitis Ginkgo biloba Glaucoma Glucosamine Gluten-free diet Gout Gout drugs I H F Face lift Fainting Falls Family relationships Fatty liver Fecal incontinence Fibromyalgia Financial management Finding a surgeon Floaters Folic acid Heartburn Heatstroke Helicobacteriosis Hematologist Hemochromatosis Hemorrhoids Hepatitis High cholesterol High-fiber diet Hip fractures rehabilitation Hip replacement Hip revision surgery HMOs Holter monitoring Home care Home health aide Home safety Homeopathic medicine Hormone replacement therapy Hospices Household management Hydrotherapy Hyperlipoproteinemia Hyperparathyroidism Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hysterectomy LIST OF ENTRIES Doctor of osteopathy Driver safety Drug abuse Drug interactions Dry eye Dry mouth Dry skin Dysphasia H-2 receptor blockers Head injury Headaches Health care financing Health care, quality Health history Health Resources and Services Administration Hearing aids Hearing loss Heart attack Heart disease Heart valve repair GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SENIOR HEALTH Immune system Implantable cardioverterdefibrillator Independence Infection control Infectious diseases Influenza Influenza vaccination Informed consent Inhalation therapies Insomnia Insulin Intravenous fluid regulation Intravenous medication administration ix LIST OF ENTRIES Iron deficiency anemia Iron tests Irritable bowel syndrome Ischemia Isolation Itching J Joint integrity and function Joint mobilization and manipulation K Kidney cancer Kidney function tests Kidney nuclear medicine scan Kidney stones Kidney transplantation Kidney, ureter, and bladder x-ray study Knee joint replacement Knee problems L Lactose intolerance Laxatives Lice infestation Licensed practical nurse Liposuction Liver biopsy Liver cancer Liver function tests Liver-spleen scan Living will Low back pain Low-cholesterol diet Low fat diet Low sodium diet Low vision Lower limb prostheses Lumpectomy Lung biopsy Lung cancer x Lupus Lyme disease Lymphedema M Magnetic resonance imaging Malignant lymphomas Malignant melanoma Malnutrition Mammogram Managed care plans Marijuana Massage therapy Mastectomy Meals On Wheels Medicaid Medical billing Medical ethics Medicare Medicare prescription drug plan Memory loss Meningitis Menopause Mental retardation Metastasis Migraine Mind/body medicine Minimally invasive heart surgery Minoxidil Mitral valve insufficiency Mitral valve prolapse Mitral valve stenosis Mobility issues Motor neuron disease Movement therapy MRSA infection Multiple myeloma Multiple sclerosis Muscle relaxants Myocarditis N Nail fungus Nail removal Naturopaths Neuralgia Neurologic examination Neuromuscular physical therapy Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Nuclear stress test Nursing assistant Nursing homes Nutrition Nutrition and healthy aging Nutrition through an intravenous line Nutritional supplements Nutritionist O Obesity Optometry Oral cancer Oral hygiene Organ donation Osteoarthritis Osteopathy Osteoporosis Ovarian cancer Overactive bladder Overdose Oxygen/ozone therapy P Pacemakers Paget’s disease of bone Pain Pain management Pancreatic cancer, endocrine Pancreatic cancer, exocrine Panic disorder Pap test Paralysis Parathyroid scan Parkinson’s disease Patient confidentiality Patient education Patient representative GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SENIOR HEALTH Q Qigong R Special dietary needs of cancer patients Reconciliation Speech problems Recovery at home Spinal cord injury Spinal stenosis Recovery room Registered nurse Relationships Relaxation Respiratory failure Retinal detachment Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatologist Rosacea LIST OF ENTRIES Patient rights Pericarditis Periodic limb movement disorder Peripheral vascular disease Peripheral vision loss Persistent vegetative state Personal hygiene Personality disorders Pharmacology Pharmacy technician Physical therapist Physical therapy Physical therapy assisting Pleural effusion Pneumonia Polymyalgia rheumatica Polymyositis Post-traumatic stress disorder in seniors Postoperative care PPOs Prayer and spirituality Preoperative cardiac assessment Preoperative care Presbyopia Pressure sores Priapism Private insurance plans Probiotics Prostate biopsy Prostate cancer Prostate enlargement Prostate ultrasound Proton pump inhibitors Psoriasis Psychological and social issues Psychoses Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary rehabilitation Staphylococcal infections Stomach cancer Streptococcal disease Stress Stress test Stroke Substance abuse and dependence Substance abuse counseling Suicide Surgical oncology Swallowing problems S Sarcoidosis Sarcomas Saw palmetto Scabies Sciatica Scleroderma Seborrheic dermatitis Seizure disorder Senior travel Seniors’ health Sexual dysfunction Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases cultures Shiatsu Shingles Sildenafil citrate Sjögren’s syndrome Skin cancer Skin culture Skin lesion removal Skin lesions Sleep apnea in seniors Sleep disorders Smoking Smoking cessation Snoring surgery Social work in health care Sodium GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SENIOR HEALTH T T’ai chi Talking with your doctor Teeth whitening Tendinitis Testicular self-examination Tetanus Therapeutic exercise Thoracic surgery Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytosis Thrombolytic therapy Thyroid cancer Thyroid function tests Thyroid nuclear medicine scan Thyroid ultrasound Tinnitus Transient blindness Transient ischemic attacks Trigger finger Tube feedings Tuberculosis U Ulcers Upper GI exam xi LIST OF ENTRIES Upper GI series Urinary incontinence Urinary tract infection Urine culture V Vaccinations Varicose veins Ventilation management Ventilators Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular tachycardia Veterans Affairs hospital system VFW xii Viruses Vision disorders Visual impairment Vital signs in the aging Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamins Water exercise Weight loss Wheelchair prescription Withdrawing support Wound care Wrinkles XYZ Yoga Zinc W Walking problems Water and nutrition GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SENIOR HEALTH