href="#u2c65298a-a154-5040-b337-63349221eed3">CHAPTER 91: Geriatric nephrology Introduction Normal ageing: glomerular level Diseases: at the glomerular level Normal ageing: renovascular level Diseases: reno‐vascular level Normal ageing: tubular‐interstitial level Diseases: tubular‐interstitial level Acute kidney injury (AKI) Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Renal pharmacology References SECTION 11: Cancer CHAPTER 92: Cancer and ageing Introduction Epidemiology and disparities Ageing and tumour development Cancer prevention Cancer treatment Survivorship Conclusion References CHAPTER 93: Oncological emergencies Introduction Haematological emergencies Metabolic emergencies Cardiovascular emergencies Neurological emergencies Structural emergencies Acute pain emergencies The role of geriatric evaluation in the prediction of oncological emergencies Conclusion References CHAPTER 94: Breast cancer The presentation Stage of presentation Variation in care and undertreatment in the elderly Screening in the elderly Risk factors in the elderly Natural history of breast cancer in the elderly Treatment of operable disease Prognostic factors in elderly breast cancer Quality of life issues Conclusion Guidelines for therapy References CHAPTER 95: Maintaining functional status among older adult cancer patients and survivors Introduction A role for geriatricians in cancer care Use structured methods to establish decisional capacity prior to treatment Geriatric management during cancer treatment Exercise Conclusion References SECTION 12: Functional Disorders and Rehabilitation CHAPTER 96: Multidimensional geriatric assessment Introduction Definition Rationale Brief history of geriatric assessment Components of geriatric assessment Settings of geriatric assessment Effectiveness of geriatric assessment programmes Conclusion References CHAPTER 97: Frailty Introduction Pathophysiology of frailty Disease Conclusion References CHAPTER 98: Rehabilitation Introduction Terminology and classifications Determinants of activity and participation restrictions Psychological aspects of rehabilitation Principles of rehabilitation Emerging technologies and rehabilitation Specific rehabilitation problems Future
