Results 211 to 220 of about 508,146 (267)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Hyperthyroidism in elderly patients
AORN Journal, 1999Hyperthyroid disorders occur in older people and often are present with atypical findings or as apathetic hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism exacerbates underlying chronic disease, especially cardiovascular conditions. Elderly people can be treated successfully and stabilized with careful screening, astute diagnostics, and appropriate therapy.
openaire +2 more sources
Polyneuropathy in elderly patients
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii im. S.S. Korsakova, 2015In this article, the authors consider the characteristics of pathogenesis and clinical picture of peripheral nervous system lesions in elderly patients. Current approaches to pathogenetic and symptomatic treatment of polyneuropathy in elderly patients are analyzed.
L T, Akhmedzhanova, A N, Barinov
openaire +2 more sources
Diuretics for elderly patients
Journal of Hypertension, 1990Diuretics compare well with the large number of other classes of antihypertensive agents now available as first-line treatment in the elderly. Other drugs might be considered for first-line treatment in elderly patients with diabetes, untreated gout, or renal failure, a previous myocardial infarction or multiple ventricular ectopics and for men ...
openaire +2 more sources
Medical Clinics of North America, 1992
Anemia is one of the most common disorders in elderly patients. The pathophysiology of anemia is the same in the young as well as the old. However, the common presence of multiorgan dysfunction or disease in elderly patients can alter the clinical presentation, response to treatment, and prognosis of anemia in this group.
A, Mansouri, D A, Lipschitz
openaire +2 more sources
Anemia is one of the most common disorders in elderly patients. The pathophysiology of anemia is the same in the young as well as the old. However, the common presence of multiorgan dysfunction or disease in elderly patients can alter the clinical presentation, response to treatment, and prognosis of anemia in this group.
A, Mansouri, D A, Lipschitz
openaire +2 more sources
Acromegaly in the elderly patients
Endocrine, 2020Acromegaly is a rare disease characterized by a chronic exposition to growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), caused in most cases by a pituitary GH-secreting adenoma. Chronic GH excess induces systemic complications (metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, neoplastic, and musculoskeletal) and increased mortality if not ...
Maria Rosaria Ambrosio +9 more
openaire +3 more sources
Periodontology 2000, 2016
AbstractIn the developed world, the large birth cohorts of the so‐called baby boomer generation have arrived in medical and dental practices. Often, elderly patients are ‘young‐old’ baby boomers in whom partial edentulism is the predominant indication for implant therapy.
Schimmel, Martin +3 more
openaire +3 more sources
AbstractIn the developed world, the large birth cohorts of the so‐called baby boomer generation have arrived in medical and dental practices. Often, elderly patients are ‘young‐old’ baby boomers in whom partial edentulism is the predominant indication for implant therapy.
Schimmel, Martin +3 more
openaire +3 more sources
Evaluation of the Elderly Patient
Dental Clinics of North America, 1989In this article, the history and physical examination used in routine dental practice were reviewed. The examination of the oral mucosa is beyond the scope of this article and is covered elsewhere. The dental management of the geriatric population is an increasingly important aspect of dental practice.
openaire +2 more sources
Cholecystitis in the Elderly Patient
Postgraduate Medicine, 1964Chronic cholecystitis, with cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis, and acute cholecystitis occur more frequently in elderly persons than in younger ones. Because of the serious and often fatal complications which these conditions cause, cholecystectomy should be advised for chronic cholecystitis with stones whenever the condition exists.
openaire +2 more sources
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2010
The elderly are especially prone to the adverse health effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is a common disorder in that population. While the prevalence and morbidity of COPD in the elderly are high, it is often undiagnosed and thus undertreated.
Nicola A, Hanania +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
The elderly are especially prone to the adverse health effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is a common disorder in that population. While the prevalence and morbidity of COPD in the elderly are high, it is often undiagnosed and thus undertreated.
Nicola A, Hanania +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
Gerontology, 2009
Asthma is common in old age and carries significant morbidity and mortality. Most deaths due to asthma occur in old people. Often the diagnosis of asthma is overshadowed by other medical problems such as heart failure and emphysema, and thus elderly people may not receive optimal treatment.
C I, Jack, M, Lye
openaire +2 more sources
Asthma is common in old age and carries significant morbidity and mortality. Most deaths due to asthma occur in old people. Often the diagnosis of asthma is overshadowed by other medical problems such as heart failure and emphysema, and thus elderly people may not receive optimal treatment.
C I, Jack, M, Lye
openaire +2 more sources