Abstract：
:Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in adult Americans. This disease remains undetected in one half of the people with this disease. Primary open angle glaucoma is the most common form of the disease. Patients at risk for glaucoma usually have one or more of the following characteristics: advanced age, diabetes, myopia, elevated intraocular pressure, large cup to disc ratio, and a positive family history of the disease. Presently in the United States, treatment for primary open angle glaucoma is usually medical. Six classes of glaucoma medications are available, all of which have side effects. The second most prevalent form of glaucoma is angle closure glaucoma, the treatment for which is usually surgical. Although a cure for the various forms of glaucoma does not exist, an awareness of the problem and early detection and treatment minimize the impact of the disease.
journal_name
Clin Geriatr Medjournal_title
Clinics in geriatric medicineauthors
Kendrick Rsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-02-01 00:00:00pages
95-101, vi-viiissue
1eissn
0749-0690issn
1879-8853journal_volume
15pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Syncope is a common clinical problem accounting for 3% of all emergency room visits and 1% to 6% of all hospital admissions. Both a sign and a symptom, syncope can be caused by a wide variety of conditions. Syncope in the geriatric patient can be a particularly challenging problem because of the coexistence of multipl...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2012.07.002
更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Malignant neoplasms of the geriatric skeleton are either primary or metastatic in nature. The vast majority are metastatic to the skeleton from carcinomas. Rarely, a primary skeletal malignancy, usually a chondrosarcoma or a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, develops in the geriatric patient. This article discusses the ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Advance directives cover a wide variety of situations concerning the advance planning for medical care. Advance directives have existed for approximately 20 years; however, their forms and uses are presently expanding and evolving. This article presents advance directives, their various forms and uses, and reviews the...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2006.09.003
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite advances in preventive dentistry, many elderly persons present with several missing teeth replaced by oral prostheses of various kinds. An increasing number of prostheses are retained and supported by oral implants. Maintaining a complete dentition with fixed, removable, or implant-retained prostheses improves...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2017.06.007
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A wide array of clinical trials over the past two decades has established that aspirin is indicated to prevent myocardial infarction in patients with clinically evident coronary artery disease, and to prevent stroke in patients with a history of stroke or TIAs. The most likely mechanism by which aspirin decreases the ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There are three major obstacles to a recommendation for screening the elderly for NIDDM. The first is the conflicting evidence as to whether early detection and treatment reduce complications. The second is that treatment of hyperglycemia with attainment of euglycemia is difficult to achieve in the elderly. Nondrug th...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2007.06.008
更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:New data have shown that sebum secretion is highest in young adults and then declines steadily throughout life in both men and women. This parallels the decline in androgen levels, but this cannot be the sole factor because there is so much overlap in sebaceous gland activity between men and women. The increased occur...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Older patients with cancer are best served by a multidisciplinary approach with palliative care (PC) playing an integral role. PC focuses on symptom control irrespective of its cause and should not be associated only with terminal care. It provides an additional layer of support in the care of patients with cancer wit...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2015.08.004
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2018.05.001
更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Norovirus infection usually results in acute gastroenteritis, often with incapacitating nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is highly contagious and resistant to eradication with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Appropriate preventative and infection control measures can mitigate the morbidity and mortality associated wit...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2016.02.008
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although many individuals who have had strokes or other physical problems assume that they can no longer drive, they are often unaware of retraining programs. In addition to formal courses supported by sponsoring agencies, such as the AAA, there are also programs run by occupational therapists. This article addresses ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The rapid growth of the geriatric sector of the population has, in part, led to the explosion of the home care industry and the rebirth of the house call. Understanding the population being served is always the first step in providing excellent care. Older people who are frail and homebound have physical, social, and ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70010-0
更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Dry eye and dry mouth symptoms are each reported by up to 30% of persons more than 65 years of age, particularly in women. Medication side effects are the most common contributing factors. The evaluation of these symptoms requires measures of ocular and oral dryness. Sjögren syndrome is the prototypic disease associat...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2016.08.007
更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2017.01.007
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In developing and validating the concept of frailty as a geriatric syndrome, it has been necessary to distinguish the clinical expression of frailty from normal age-related changes and other age-related disease pathologies. A framework for excluding potentially confounding disease and a working clinical tool to diagno...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2010.08.006
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article reviews and summarizes more than 200 studies regarding key issues surrounding the transition of elderly patients to or from the emergency department (ED), with particular attention paid to the relationship between the ED and nursing homes. Transfers of care often occur with incomplete information, which r...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2012.10.005
更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Elderly individuals, worldwide, are on the rise, posing new challenges to care providers. Hypertension is highly prevalent in elderly individuals, and multiple challenges face care providers while managing it. In addition to treating hypertension, the physician must treat other modifiable cardiovascular risk factors i...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2013.05.002
更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Elderly individuals not only live longer but are also more active than in the past. Accompanying this increase in activity is the number of older trauma victims. The effect of aging on response to injury is reviewed, and the initial evaluation and treatment of geriatric trauma are delineated in this article. Specific ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The use of radioactive isotopes in thyroid evaluation and therapy gives important information in the endocrine assessment of the aged. Thyroid uptake imaging can be used to establish a hypothyroid or hyperthyroid state and can determine the functional status of a palpable nodule. Investigational agents, such as T1 201...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article draws attention to some of the unique aspects of diabetes mellitus in the elderly and outlines the principles of management of diabetes in this age group with emphasis on diet therapy. The implications of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial for the elderly person with diabetes is also briefly dis...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:As our population continues to age, the early diagnosis and optimal management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease becomes paramount. Maintaining a low threshold for evaluating atypical symptoms in this population is key to improving outcomes. Should patients develop complications including severe esophag...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2020.08.003
更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Geriatric patients are at a high risk for the development of postoperative delirium. By recognizing predisposing and precipitating risk factors, preventive measures can be undertaken to reduce this risk. Accurate and timely diagnosis is essential, and we offer therapeutic strategies to help reduce the high morbidity a...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2008.06.002
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Over one-third of Medicare stroke patients are admitted to nursing homes for rehabilitation. Patients with stroke who are admitted to nursing homes are extremely heterogeneous, including both those with minimal physical and cognitive impairment and those who are totally physically dependent. Quality measures that are ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00
