Pulmonary Disease in the Older Adult, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

by Leah Witt MD (ed.), Adrian C. Austin MD, MSCR (ed.) In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Drs. Leah Witt and C. Adrian Austin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Care of the Older Adult. Top experts in the field cover a variety of pulmonary conditions in older adults including asthma, COPD, lung cancer, respiratory infections and immunizations, and interstitial lung diseases. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including pulmonary rehabilitation; symptom management and advance care planning; pulmonary hypertension; medications; sleep, asthma; and more - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pulmonary disease in the older adult, offering actionable insights for clinical practice - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews Read more