This up-to-date digest of current medical problems will aid the reader in interpretation of investigations, which are increasingly requested. It provides guidance for the first line of management of patients. It is written primarily by an experienced geriatrician, informed by an old-age psychiatrist; a unique combination of author perspectives that

1. Introduction 2. Physical Examination 3. Investigations 4. Significance of Abnormal Investigations 5. Clinical Management 6. Vignettes 7. Doses and Regimes of Commonly Prescribed Drugs 8. Further Reading