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COVID‐19 and cardiovascular problems in elderly patients: Food for thought
Aging Medicine, 2021 The global number of COVID‐19 infections, as of December 23, 2020, stood at approximately 79 million, with over 1.7 million deaths. The development of vascular inflammation may also contribute to a hypercoagulable state and endothelial dysfunction in ...
Raffaele Costa +2 more
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Yixue yu zhexueHospice care plays a vital role in supporting elderly end-of-life patients and their primary caregivers, but there is a lack of consensus on psychotherapies and adjuvant therapies in this field.
The Expert Group of Consensus on Psychotherapies and Adjuvant Therapies for Elderly Patients and Primary Caregivers in Hospice Care
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COVID-19 and renal disease in elderly patients
Geriatric Care, 2020 The pandemic blast of COVID-19 uncovered well known weakness of financial chain and put our economic organizations facing off dramatic consequences if new strategies will not be developed to adapt health-care on detailed sub-groups of patients.
Giuseppe Coppolino +9 more
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Liaquat Medical Research Journal, 2022 Dupuytren’s contracture is a musculoskeletal deformity mainly involves fingers of the hands. Elderly diabetic patients more frequently suffer from the problem.
Asim Niaz Channa +2 more
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Fatal lymphoproliferation and acute monocytic leukemia-like disease following infectious mononucleosis in the elderly [PDF]
, 1981 Three elderly patients are reported, in whom serologically confirmed recent infectious mononucleosis is followed by fatal lymphoproliferation (case 1), by acute monocytic leukemia (case 2), and by acute probably monocytic leukemia (case 3)
Deinhardt, F. +5 more
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Geriatric oncology: problems with under-treatment within this population [PDF]
, 2015 We are currently faced with an aging population, which is rapidly growing worldwide. Two thirds of cancer occurs in the over 65-year age group. Societal conceptions from the past have created ageist stereotypes; old age is associated with frailty and the
Swaminathan, Divya, Swaminathan, Vikram
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Elderly care monitoring system with IoT application [PDF]
, 2020 Falls among elderly can pose serious consequences such as injury or even fatal ones. Therefore, it is essential that fall are detected early and away to that is by using IoT platform.
Abd Wahab, Mohd Helmy +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar +8 more
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Feasibility of Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer [PDF]
, 2013 PURPOSE: The study aims to assess the tolerance of elderly patients (70 years or older) with locally advanced rectal cancers to image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT).
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis +9 more
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