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Emergency Nurse, 2016
Significant numbers of older people with dementia use general hospital services, and ensuring the safe and appropriate discharge home of patients with poor cognition, impaired judgement, misperception or reduced risk awareness is complex and challenging for many healthcare professionals.
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Significant numbers of older people with dementia use general hospital services, and ensuring the safe and appropriate discharge home of patients with poor cognition, impaired judgement, misperception or reduced risk awareness is complex and challenging for many healthcare professionals.
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The Older Patient in Psychoanalysis
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 2000The demographic shift toward extended longevity has led to a commensurate increase in the length of the working and productive years, and with it an increase in the number of so-called “older” patients who come into psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
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Dysphagia in the Older Patient
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2018Dysphagia in older adults is a challenging problem and necessitates a team approach. The key to effective management is recognition. Patients tend to dismiss their symptoms as normal aging; therefore, early diagnosis depends on the diligence of the primary care doctors.
Samia, Nawaz, Ozlem E, Tulunay-Ugur
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Postgraduate Medicine, 1969
Older persons with chronic uremia tolerate hemodialysis or a renal transplant as well as younger patients. However, this is not true in acute renal failure.
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Older persons with chronic uremia tolerate hemodialysis or a renal transplant as well as younger patients. However, this is not true in acute renal failure.
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2010
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a heterogeneous disease, with many poorly-defined prognostic patient subsets. Identification of discrete subsets will aid rational patient and treatment selection.A database with 778 biopsy-proven, unresectable and untransplantable HCC patients who were followed from diagnosis till death was interrogated.
Brian I, Carr +2 more
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a heterogeneous disease, with many poorly-defined prognostic patient subsets. Identification of discrete subsets will aid rational patient and treatment selection.A database with 778 biopsy-proven, unresectable and untransplantable HCC patients who were followed from diagnosis till death was interrogated.
Brian I, Carr +2 more
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Endodontics and the older patient
Dental Update, 2011The number of elderly people in the population is rising and there is an increasing trend for tooth preservation. Older patients are more likely to have complex medical histories and/or physical disabilities. They are increasingly likely to retain their teeth, which could be heavily restored or broken down and root treatment may be challenging.
Qualtrough, Alison J E +1 more
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Polypharmacy in Older Patients
British Journal of Hospital MedicinePolypharmacy is common among older people and is associated with multiple adverse outcomes. Assessing whether it is appropriate or inappropriate for an individual is more informative than relying on a simple pill count. Modern medicine is based on single disease guidelines that promote prescribing but tend not to have deprescribing criteria.
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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2007
Sleep disturbances are common among older adults. The elderly population reports more symptoms associated with poor sleep initiation and maintenance and increased daytime napping. Sleep problems may be caused by various factors, including medication use, medical and psychiatric illnesses, and primary sleep disorders.
John J, Harrington, Teofilo, Lee-Chiong
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Sleep disturbances are common among older adults. The elderly population reports more symptoms associated with poor sleep initiation and maintenance and increased daytime napping. Sleep problems may be caused by various factors, including medication use, medical and psychiatric illnesses, and primary sleep disorders.
John J, Harrington, Teofilo, Lee-Chiong
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Medical Clinics of North America, 2006
Providing effective and tolerable cancer treatment for the growing number of older adult patients who have cancer will require an understanding of the role of aging, comorbidity, functional status, and frailty on treatment outcomes. The incorporation of CGA into the care of older patients who have cancer will ensure that the heterogeneity of this ...
Heidi K, White, Harvey J, Cohen
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Providing effective and tolerable cancer treatment for the growing number of older adult patients who have cancer will require an understanding of the role of aging, comorbidity, functional status, and frailty on treatment outcomes. The incorporation of CGA into the care of older patients who have cancer will ensure that the heterogeneity of this ...
Heidi K, White, Harvey J, Cohen
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INFECTION AND THE OLDER PATIENT
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 1993An increasing number of elderly patients are in and out of doctors' offices, hospitals, nursing homes, and so forth, under continual medical care. Numerous invasive procedures allow for casual transfer of infectious diseases by fellow patients as well as health care workers.
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