Table of Contents
Dedication
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Overview of Geriatric Clinical Care in Africans
(Seki A. Balogun – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, US)
Chapter 2: Cardiac Diseases in Older African Adults
(Sula Mazimba and Hunter Mwansa – Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, et al.)
Chapter 3: Kidney Diseases in Older African Adults
(Emaad Abdel Rahman, Faruk Turgut and Seki A. Balogun – Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, US, et al.)
Chapter 4: Pulmonary diseases in Older African Adults
(Seki A. Balogun – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, US)
Chapter 5: Infectious Diseases in Older African Adults
(Oluwatoyin Falusi Nwafor – Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US)
Chapter 6: Oncologic/Hematologic Diseases in Older African Adults
(Alwin Jeyakumar – Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada)
Chapter 7: Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Older Adults of African Descent
(Mudhasir Bashir – Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, US)
Chapter 8: Musculoskeletal Diseases in Older African Adults
(Adenrele Adedeji Olajide – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, US)
Chapter 9: Pain Management in Older African Adults
(Akhtar Purvez – Pain and Spine Center of Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA, USA)
Chapter 10: Endocrine Disorders in Older Adults of African Descent
(Oluyemisi Abdulsalam and Omolola Olajide – Clinical Endocrinologist, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, US, et al.)
Chapter 11: Gastrointestinal Diseases in Older Adults of African Descent
(Omar Massoud, Mohamed Ahmed and Moustafa Massoud – Chief, Hepatology Section, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio)
Chapter 12: Urogynecologic Diseases in Older African Adults
(Olufemi O. Aworinde, Olufemi O. Ojewuyi and Adetunji O. Adeniji – Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bowen University, Iwo, Oyo state, Nigeria)
Index
Reviews
“This book provides a welcome clinical resource for clinicians caring for aging adults of African descent. It focuses on unique cultural features and common health concerns as well as the health care delivery challenges facing caring physicians. It is a valuable new clinical guide that provides the necessary details to give African adults over the age of 65 holistic care to maintain physical, cognitive and psychosocial functions.” – Mark E. Williams, MD, FACP, Ward K. Ensminger Distinguished Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Emeritus, UVA School of Medicine
