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Current considerations on iatrogenesis
Iatrogenesis is the damage caused by the health professional to patients, families or other people, in non intentional way, that can cause either a slight emotional distress or death.
Yoandra Domecq Gómez +3 more
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Drug therapy, potential interactions and iatrogenesis as factors related to frailty in the elderly
Objective: to investigate the use of drugs, potential drug interactions and iatrogenesis, as factors associated with frailty. Method: an observational, cross-sectional, population-based study of elderly persons registered with the Family Health ...
Andressa Rodrigues Pagno +4 more
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"Synapsis: A Health Humanities Journal" was founded in 2017 by Arden Hegele, a literary scholar, and Rishi Goyal, a physician. Its mission is to develop conversations among diverse people thinking about medical and humanistic ways of knowing . as a “Department Without Walls” that connects scholars and thinkers from different spheres.
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ABSTRACT Most visits to the emergency department (ED) by persons living with dementia (PLWD) who are then discharged back into the community are preventable. However, care partners and other caregivers of the over 6 million PLWD residing in the United States lack the supports, services and timely access to clinical care to address many common needs in ...
Valerie T. Cotter +58 more
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Although the current medical literature is limited, hydropneumothorax was described as far back as the 5th century BC. It is characterized by the presence of air and fluid in the pleural cavity and is an infrequent finding.
Geetha Girithari +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Practitioners implementing Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) and Clinical Feedback Systems (CFS) in counselling and psychotherapy commonly encounter challenges due to the complex nature of therapeutic practice contexts. Healthcare systems have increasingly adopted ROM driven by policy demands for accountability, quality improvement ...
Lei Sorvisto +5 more
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Examining HbA1c in Frail Older Adults: A Linked Data Cohort Study
ABSTRACT Objective Diabetes and frailty pose a significant issue for society. Previous research has shown a mixed relationship between diabetes and frailty in older people, indicating a complex interrelationship. The aim of this study was to examine the association between routinely collected HbA1c testing data and frailty in a large cohort from ...
Gideon Meyerowitz‐Katz +8 more
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Dengue in an elderly patient Dengue em paciente idosa
Although elderly populations are more exposed to the risk of getting dengue, the clinical peculiarities of this disease in this age range are not well known.
Milton Luiz Gorzoni +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Disorders of Gut‐Brain Interaction (DGBI) impact as many as one in three individuals at some stage of their lives. Clinically, patients with DGBI may present with meal‐related symptoms that progressively lead to altered food intake behaviors, resulting in subsequent weight loss and nutritional deficiencies.
Ayesha Shah +24 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the relationship between cortical activation and motor performance in older women with different levels of fear of falling (FoF) and fall history. Methods Fifty‐five participants were evaluated, including 40 older adults divided into four groups (NotFall‐LFoF, NotFall‐HFoF, Fall‐LFoF, Fall‐HFoF) and 15 younger controls ...
Guilherme Augusto Santos Bueno +6 more
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