Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- 1 Function and frailty: the cornerstones of geriatric assessment -- 2 Computer-based clinical decision support systems in the care of older patients -- 3 Simplifying the pillbox: drugs and aging -- 4 Breathing easier: respiratory disease in the older adult -- 5 Breathing easier: an approach to heart failure in a patient with an aging heart -- 6 Clarifying confusion: prevention and managing delirium -- 7 Preserving the memories: managing dementia -- 8 Enjoying the golden years: diagnosing and treating depression -- 9 A balancing act: preventing and treating falls -- 10 Keeping dry: managing urinary incontinence -- 11 Keeping things moving: preventing and managing constipation -- 12 Preventing and treating pressure ulcers -- 13 Elder Abuse -- 14 A good death: appropriate end-of-life care -- Index.