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Index

FPG. See fasting plasma glucose (FPG) furosemide, 7, 219, 236, 247, 249, 250 Frazier Water Protocol, 152

gadget tolerance, 41 gastric motility, 245 gastric residual volume (GRV), 259 gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), 137, 155, 156, 238, 259

gastrointestinal problems, 8–9, 260 drugs associated with, 7 gastrointestinal obstruction, 283 malnutrition and, 100 symptoms, 191

gastrointestinal tract, 8, 191 aging and, 8 physiology of, 5 gastroparesis, 86, 194 gastrostomy tube, 256, 269 genetic makeup, 234 GERD. See gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE), 352 GFR. See glomerular filtration rate (GFR) gingiva, 138, 139, 140, 143

glomerular filtration rate (GFR), 169, 170 glossopharyngeal nerves, 139, 143, 146 glucagon-like peptide-I (GLP-I) receptor agonists, 181, 184

glucose, 126, 176–177, 178, 179, 180–181, 184– 185, 215, 218, 220–221, 222, 250, 263 glucose intolerance, 259 government regulations. See federal regulations grapefruit juice, 238–239 gravity drip, 258

Green House Project, 31 gums, 83, 98, 135

H2-antagonists, 239 hair, 98

Hamwi formula, 81 hand feeding, 276 hand-over-hand assistance, 43 Hard Choices for Loving People, 277 Harris Benedict equation, 82, 87, 96, 97 HDL-C. See high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) head, 8

Health and Human Services, US Department of. See US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthcare Financing Administration (HCFA), 301, 348

Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), 286

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, 351, 352 Health Level Seven (HL7), 353 hearing impairment, 8

height, 77, 78, 80, 94, 95, 106, 109, 253 Helicobacter pylori bacteria, 10, 87 hematocrit, 83, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 168, 22–223, 253

hemodialysis (HD), 166, 171, 172, 173, 175, 222 hemoglobin, 83, 160, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 168, 1742, 187, 223, 253 hepatic disease. See liver disease hepatic function, 237

hepatitis, 76, 166, 216, 218, 219, 221, 224 herbal therapies, 11–13 HHS. See hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) or US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), 228

Hispanic Americans, 104, 176 history, client, 53, 74, 86, 109 HIV, 137, 228. See also AIDS

home- and community-based services (HCBS), 19, 24

home care, 25, 337

home-delivered meals, 17, 20, 21, 24 home infusion services, 25–26 home infusion therapy pharmacy, 25 Homeland Security, Department of. See US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) homemaker services, 24 home therapy, 25

homocysteine levels, 160, 163, 164, 167, 168 hormones, 4, 8, 121, 172, 177 hormone therapy111, 188 hospice care, 276. See also palliative care Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP), 285 housing, 24–27

human growth hormone, 121 Huntington’s disease, 41, 255