Care of the Older Adult: A Clinical Casebook

Editor

Ronald M. Caplan (Editor)

ISBN: 9783032267603

Published: 8 August 2026

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Springer Cham

Description

Care of the Older Adult: A Clinical Casebook is a case-based resource detailing the latest diagnostic and management strategies for a carefully selected set of situations commonly encountered in clinical geriatrics. Across 40 chapters, Ronald M. Caplan (Weill Cornell Medical College) brings together practical, scenario-driven guidance that moves from presenting complaint to evidence-based decision-making, with a consistent emphasis on prevention and on improving quality of life for aging patients.

Key Features

40 real-world clinical cases spanning the full scope of geriatric practice; structured discussion of diagnosis, management, and prevention for each scenario; 74 illustrations (5 black & white, 69 color) supporting visual recognition of key findings; written for immediate use at the bedside, in clinic, and in teaching rounds.

Coverage

Falls and frailty in the oldest old; frailty in critically ill older adults; cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease; sensory loss and neuropathy; delirium; cardiac care and state-of-the-art heart disease management; COPD and pulmonary disease; stroke and vascular disease; type 2 diabetes management in frail elderly patients; obesity and malnutrition assessment; perioperative care; chronic kidney disease and abdominal organ transplantation; postmenopausal bleeding; and further chapters addressing additional geriatric syndromes and systems-based care.

About the Editor

Ronald M. Caplan is Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York. He has drawn on decades of clinical teaching experience to assemble a multidisciplinary panel of contributors whose case studies reflect the day-to-day decision-making demanded by an aging patient population.

Table of Contents

1. The Oldest Old: Perils of Falling. 2. Frailty in Critically Ill Older Adults. 3. Cognitive Decline in Older Adults. 4. Alzheimer's Disease. 5. Clinical Care of Parkinson's Disease in Older Adults. 6. Sensory Loss, Neuropathy. 7. Delirium in Older Adults. 8. Cardiac Care in the Older Adult. 9. Heart Disease in the Older Adult: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment. 10. Best Practices in COPD and Pulmonary Disease Management. 11. Stroke in the Older Adult. 12. Vascular Problems in the Older Adult. 13. Type 2 Diabetes Management in Frail Elderly Patients. 14. Obesity in Older Adults. 15. Malnutrition Assessment. 16. Perioperative Care. 17. Chronic Kidney Disease. 18. Abdominal Organ Transplantation. 19. Postmenopausal Bleeding. ...and 21 further case-based chapters covering additional geriatric syndromes and systems-based care (40 chapters in total).

Why buy this book?

Most geriatric medicine references are organized by disease; this casebook is organized by the way patients actually present. That makes it a faster, more practical reference for primary care physicians, geriatric fellows, and nursing staff making real-time decisions on frailty, delirium, or perioperative risk. For academic medical libraries, it fills a genuine gap: a current (2026), case-based companion to standard geriatric textbooks, directly relevant to the fastest-growing patient demographic in most health systems. Two concrete applications: (1) ward teams can use individual chapters as quick-reference protocols for common consults such as delirium or falls; (2) training programs can assign cases as the basis for problem-based learning sessions with residents and fellows.

Keywords

Geriatrics, Older Adult Care, Clinical Casebook, Frailty, Cognitive Decline, Delirium, Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Case-Based Learning, Geriatric Medicine

Target Audience

Primary care physicians, geriatricians, internal medicine clinicians, medical fellows and residents, nurses, academic medical libraries

Genre

Geriatrics, Clinical Practice, Internal Medicine

Q&A

What is "Care of the Older Adult: A Clinical Casebook" about?
It is a 2026 case-based resource covering 40 commonly encountered clinical scenarios in geriatric medicine, each paired with diagnostic and management guidance grounded in current practice.

Who should read this book?
Primary care physicians, geriatricians, internal medicine clinicians, fellows, residents, and nurses caring for older adults, as well as academic medical libraries supporting geriatrics and internal medicine programs.

What clinical topics does the casebook cover?
Falls and frailty, cognitive decline (including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease), delirium, cardiac and pulmonary disease, stroke, diabetes, malnutrition, perioperative care, chronic kidney disease, and more across 40 chapters.

Is this book based on real clinical cases?
Yes. Each chapter is structured around a representative clinical scenario, with discussion that mirrors the decision-making process a clinician would actually follow at the bedside.

Where can I buy Care of the Older Adult: A Clinical Casebook?
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