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Current Opinion in Internal Medicine, 2005
Anemia is common in older adults and is an independent predictor for increased morbidity and mortality in several disease states. Older persons with anemia suffer hospitalization, physical decline, and disability at higher rates than those people without anemia.The prevalence and causes of anemia in community-dwelling older persons in the US were ...
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Anemia is common in older adults and is an independent predictor for increased morbidity and mortality in several disease states. Older persons with anemia suffer hospitalization, physical decline, and disability at higher rates than those people without anemia.The prevalence and causes of anemia in community-dwelling older persons in the US were ...
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Pharmacotherapeutics in Older Adults
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 2006The process of aging influences both pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. In addition to this, the issue of the increased incidence of chronic diseases as the age of people and the effects of medications in older adults becomes very complex. This article will review the influence of the aging process on the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and ...
Kathleen F, Hunter, Daniel, Cyr
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Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2017
Sexuality is an important part of a person's life continuing into older age. Physiologic changes that occur with aging can affect sexual function and may be exacerbated by comorbid disease. To diagnose sexual dysfunction, providers must obtain a thorough history and physical examination, including psychosocial factors.
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Sexuality is an important part of a person's life continuing into older age. Physiologic changes that occur with aging can affect sexual function and may be exacerbated by comorbid disease. To diagnose sexual dysfunction, providers must obtain a thorough history and physical examination, including psychosocial factors.
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Osteoarthritis in Older Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1998OBJECTIVE : This review highlights the clinical and pathophysiologic features of osteoarthritis (OA) of the peripheral joints and discusses the current and future management options for this common but potentially disabling disease.
S M, Ling, J M, Bathon
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Survey of Ophthalmology, 1992
An elderly male was referred for evaluation of hemeralopia when cataract extraction did not alleviate his symptom of difficulty seeing in bright illumination. Visual acuity was 20/40 OU. Funduscopic examination revealed marked arteriolar attenuation, disc pallor, and retinal pigment epithelial changes.
K, Gehrs, J, Tiedeman
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An elderly male was referred for evaluation of hemeralopia when cataract extraction did not alleviate his symptom of difficulty seeing in bright illumination. Visual acuity was 20/40 OU. Funduscopic examination revealed marked arteriolar attenuation, disc pallor, and retinal pigment epithelial changes.
K, Gehrs, J, Tiedeman
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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2017
Annually, influenza viruses cause significant disease in older adults, varying with the virulence of the circulating strain, prior exposure to circulating strain, and influenza vaccine effectiveness. Older adults often present atypically (eg, without fever) and with complications of influenza infection such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ...
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Annually, influenza viruses cause significant disease in older adults, varying with the virulence of the circulating strain, prior exposure to circulating strain, and influenza vaccine effectiveness. Older adults often present atypically (eg, without fever) and with complications of influenza infection such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ...
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The Consultant Pharmacist, 2017
Several vaccine-preventable diseases-influenza, pneumonia, herpes zoster, and pertussis-threaten the health of older adults in the United States. Both the costs associated with treating these diseases and the potential to increase morbidity and mortality are high for this patient population.
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Several vaccine-preventable diseases-influenza, pneumonia, herpes zoster, and pertussis-threaten the health of older adults in the United States. Both the costs associated with treating these diseases and the potential to increase morbidity and mortality are high for this patient population.
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Thrombocytopenia in Older Adults
Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2014Thrombocytopenia in older patients is associated with several characteristics that are often underrecognized. Among them are the risk of bleeding complications, the senescence of the bone marrow, the increased use of multiple drugs, and greater comorbidity.
Brandon J, McMahon, Hau C, Kwaan
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Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2007
Older adults disproportionately sustain morbidity and mortality due to vaccine-preventable illnesses. Despite this observation, adult immunization rates continue to lag behind national goals. Reduced vaccine efficacy in older adults leading to apathy regarding the need for vaccine administration, unrealistic expectations for disease prevention rather ...
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Older adults disproportionately sustain morbidity and mortality due to vaccine-preventable illnesses. Despite this observation, adult immunization rates continue to lag behind national goals. Reduced vaccine efficacy in older adults leading to apathy regarding the need for vaccine administration, unrealistic expectations for disease prevention rather ...
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Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Polypharmacy, associated with adverse health outcomes, is common in older adults owing to increasing chronic conditions. In addition to normal organ system changes that affect pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamics of medications, drug-drug interaction and drug-disease interactions should be reviewed.
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Polypharmacy, associated with adverse health outcomes, is common in older adults owing to increasing chronic conditions. In addition to normal organ system changes that affect pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamics of medications, drug-drug interaction and drug-disease interactions should be reviewed.
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