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The American Geriatrics Society announces the release of
The New 2008-2009 (10th) Edition of Geriatrics At Your Fingertips
New Increased Page & Font Size!!

This pocket-sized, portable, practical and comprehensive clinical guide is an essential tool in evaluating and managing the diseases and disorders that most commonly affect older persons. It is an excellent tool for all practicing clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists, as well as professionals-in-training in all of these disciplines.

Geriatrics At Your Fingertips includes:

• A variety of assessment instruments and algorithms
• Recommended diagnostic tests
• Numerous drug tables including appropriate prescribing in older adults
• A comprehensive index
• A Ready Reference on the back cover to the most commonly used entries
• Frequently used telephone numbers and Web sites

The new 2008-2009 Edition includes fully updated text and tables, the latest information on evaluation and management strategies based on current clinical guidelines, recently released medications, and new sections on:

• Pulmonary artery hypertension
• Adverse events of atypical antipsychotics
• Treatment of intolerable vasomotor symptoms in older women
• Electrical stimulation for skin ulcer treatment
• "Red Eye Decision Tree" algorithm
• Medications recently made available as generic formulations

Also available from the American Geriatrics Society: Geriatrics At Your Fingertips online and for your PDA. Just visit www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org.

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