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Surgical Treatment of the Aging Neck
Facial Plastic Surgery, 2001To obtain consistently successful results, surgical treatment of the aging neck must be based upon a comprehensive anatomic diagnosis, using an appropriate sense of cervicofacial aesthetics and taking into account the relative contributions of each structural component of the deformity.
F M, Kamer, P G, Pieper
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Terminating Treatment: Age as a Standard
The Hastings Center Report, 1987Death, we are told, is no longer a hidden subject. That is at best a halftruth. The aged constitute the majority of those who die, some 70 percent, but a specific discussion of their dying is remarkably scant in legal, ethical, and medical writings. That omission is probably not accidental.
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AGING AND THE ETIOPATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 2000Knee OA in the older adult is often the result of multiple factors, some of which are intrinsic to the joint tissues and related to aging and others, such as obesity, which are extrinsic and influence the rate of development and severity of the disease. Obesity and quadricep weakness are factors that may be modifiable.
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Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis in the Aged
Drugs & Aging, 2015Myasthenia gravis is diagnosed at a progressively later age and the incidence continuously increases in the aged with a clear male predominance. People above the age of 65 constitute more than 50% of the newly diagnosed. Commonly, patients present with focal (ocular or bulbar) weakness. A high index of suspicion is needed to achieve early diagnosis and
Nuha M, Alkhawajah, Joel, Oger
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Surgery in the age of biological treatment
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014Surgery for IBD is in constant evolution; it does not appear that the introduction of biologicals has had a major effect on the chance of a patient being operated on or not. Pouch surgery had its heydays in the 80s and 90s and has since then become less frequent, but the number of patients undergoing surgery still seem about the same from one year to ...
Tom, Øresland, Arne Engebreth, Faerden
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An Approach to the Treatment of Hypertension in the Aged
Angiology, 1976Because of the multiplicity of disease conditions and diminished tolerance for drugs in the aged, it is necessary to know concomitant pathologic conditions to determine which antihypertensive drug to use. In the Philadelphia Geriatric Center, there are about 1,000 residents, between 70 and 100 years of age.
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PHYSICAL MEDICINE IN THE TREATMENT OF THE AGED
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1948The aging person is faced with the possibility of gradual physical and mental deterioration. On the physical side, changes occur in the elastic tissues of the body, such as those found in the blood vessels, as well as in the synovial membranes of joints and the skin.
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Aging grace: Treatments of the aged in the arts
Death Studies, 1989Abstract Faith, human relationships, and basic existential concerns are as important as physical and psychological well-being of the aged. Drawing heavily from the arts and humanities, this paper examines the nature of these issues, their special place in the lives of the aged, and ways that health professionals, laypersons, and family members can ...
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The aging liver: consequences for drug treatment in old age
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2001Numerous age-related changes in hepatic structure and function have been described although liver function seems to be quite well maintained in old age. Few consistent and reproducible observations and a lack of correlation between structural and functional data characterize the present state of our knowledge.
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