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Endoscopy in the elderly patient
Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2001In the elderly who require endoscopy for diagnosis and /or intervention, the endoscopist should be aware of the special risks related to the presence of concomitant systemic diseases. This is especially pertinent in the use of sedatives and analgesics due to the altered physiological functions related to ageing.
Norman E. Marcon, Guillermo de la Mora
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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.
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Transplantation in the Elderly Patient
Surgical Clinics of North America, 1994In summary, as our protocols of immunosuppression improve in selectivity and, more importantly, as we become more adept at tailoring the degree of immunosuppression to the needs of individual patients, both our enthusiasm and our success with organ transplantation in the elderly will improve.
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Hypothyroidism in elderly patients
AORN Journal, 1999Hypothyroidism is an endocrine condition found in elderly patients that is often confused with normal changes associated with aging. Consequently, the disorder may be quite advanced before it is diagnosed and treated. Depressed T4 and elevated TSH levels confirm primary hypothyroidism.
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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 +3 more
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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 +3 more
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The American Journal of Surgery, 1992
During a 16-year period, 547 patients who were older than 64 years of age with a mean total body surface area (TBSA) (third-degree burns) of 25% were treated. Etiologies were flame/flash in 81% of patients, scald in 11%, solids in 7%, and electrical/chemical in 1%. Seventeen percent of patients had significant causal factors.
Gary F. Purdue, John L. Hunt
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During a 16-year period, 547 patients who were older than 64 years of age with a mean total body surface area (TBSA) (third-degree burns) of 25% were treated. Etiologies were flame/flash in 81% of patients, scald in 11%, solids in 7%, and electrical/chemical in 1%. Seventeen percent of patients had significant causal factors.
Gary F. Purdue, John L. Hunt
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Gerontology, 1996
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.
M. Lye, Catherine I.A. Jack
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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.
M. Lye, Catherine I.A. Jack
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1981
Although the average age of the population of the western world is gradually increasing, families are becoming more unwilling to take responsibility for the care and supervision of the welfare of elderly relatives. They utter all kinds of reasons and excuses, some valid and some rather doubtful, such as ‘We have no room’ or ‘We are both out at work all
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Although the average age of the population of the western world is gradually increasing, families are becoming more unwilling to take responsibility for the care and supervision of the welfare of elderly relatives. They utter all kinds of reasons and excuses, some valid and some rather doubtful, such as ‘We have no room’ or ‘We are both out at work all
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Delirium in the Elderly Patient
New England Journal of Medicine, 1989TRANSIENT global disorders of cognition and attention, usually referred to as delirium or acute confusional states, are one of the most common and important forms of psychopathology in later life.1 2 3 4 5 6 Hodkinson has stated, "Acute mental confusion as a presenting symptom holds a central position in the medicine of old age.
Jane F. Desforges, Zbigniew J. Lipowski
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Restraining the Elderly Patient
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1986The use of chemical and mechanical restraints to control the behavior of cognitively impaired elderly patients is controversial. The issue frequently arises in nonpsychiatric as well as psychiatric hospital and chronic care settings. The lack of specific judicial and legislative mandates has left the decision to use restraints in the hands of hospital ...
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