02278cam a2200313 4500 91785832 TxAuBib 20111207120000.0 100423s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010017487 9780670022106 0670022101 (OCoLC)610144629 DNLM/DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Lachs, Mark. Treat me, not my age : a doctor's guide to getting the best care as you or a loved one gets older / Mark Lachs. New York : Viking, 2010. 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-378) and index. "You're a what"? : understanding how geriatricians think about aging -- The biology of aging : an embarrassment of riches that you were never supposed to need -- A geriatrician's perspective on ageism : it's not just grandpa who's being put out to pasture -- Do no harm, but for God's sake, do something -- Cookbook medicine : a recipe for disaster at any age -- Bedside matters : do you have an aging-friendly primary care doc? -- How many specialists does it take to screw in a lightbulb (or screw you up)? -- Care transitions as you get older : cracks you didn't even know you could fall through -- No place for sick people : hospitals as we get older -- You could become geriatric just waiting : how to emerge from the emergency room unscathed -- In search of an honorable discharge -- Maybe you're not the problem : disability caused by places and not people (or their diseases) -- Home away from home as we age -- Medications as we age -- Complementary and alternative medicine, vitamins, and supplements : who do you believe? -- Money and aging -- Financial gerontology : the good, the bad, and the phony -- It ain't over till it's over (and sometimes not even then) : a geriatrician talks about death and dying -- Staying in control : making and encouraging good choices as we age -- It's never too late. 20111207. Attitude. Aging. Aging. psychology. Ageism. Geriatrics. Aged. TXKYP