Hypoglycemia in Older Patients.

abstract：:Healthy aging is a process that occurs over the life cycle. Health habits established early and practiced throughout life impact longevity, the ability to reach old age, and the health with which one experiences older adulthood. The new field of lifestyle medicine addresses root causes of disease by targeting nutritio...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Friedman SM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In attempting to understand the role of visual perception in falls and their prevention, the relationship between the locomoting individual and the surrounding environment must be considered. Falls will occur when necessary properties of the environment and visual sources of information about them are inadequate, or w...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Owen DH

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disorder among elderly patients seeking medical care. Diagnosis and management of GERD in the older patient is a unique challenge for both the primary care provider and the gastroenterologist. Such patients may have atypical symptoms, more severe disease, and a higher...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Soumekh A,Schnoll-Sussman FH,Katz PO

更新日期：2014-02-01 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

authors： Bagri AS,Rico A,Ruiz JG

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly have more organic sleep problems disturbing sleep and contributing to insomnia than younger individuals. The most common disorders afflicting the elderly are obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and nocturnal myoclonus. Poor sleep habits often aggravate or contribute to the ongoing difficulty w...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Wooten V

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intent of this review is to highlight several difficult questions from a personal perspective while caring for debilitated elderly patients in a nursing home. These problems appear to be encountered less frequently in the acute-care setting. Where possible, supporting literature is cited and legal precedent is ind...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Wood JS

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest pain is one of the most common and serious chief complaints. Geriatricians must be well versed in evaluating elderly patients who have chest pain. This article discusses the initial diagnostic evaluation of elderly patients with chest pain. Specific emphasis is placed on identifying acute coronary syndromes, aor...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Kelly BS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of cardiac rehabilitation for elderly cardiac patients is controversial, and cost, logistic barriers, and encumbering comorbidities often seem disproportionate. Many clinicians view the emphasis of cardiac rehabilitation on behavior modification and risk-factor reduction as irrelevant for very old adults a...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Forman DE,Farquhar W

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant brain tumors present a formidable challenge to surgeons, patients, and families. Although the prognosis in elderly patients approaches only 6 months, aggressive resection and adjuvant treatment may be indicated in a select group of patients who have preserved functional status. Subdural hematomas in ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Roger EP,Butler J,Benzel EC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging kidney suffers reduction both in mass and in glomerular filtration rate. These changes may be totally or partially due to atherosclerosis and hypertension, which reduce renal blood flow. Superimposed on these processes, and perhaps responsible for primary loss of renal mass irrespective of renal vascular dis...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Kaysen GA,Myers BD

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral signs and symptoms in dementia are common, morbid, classifiable, and treatable. The current state-of-the-art approach is to evaluate carefully for social or environmental causes, intercurrent medical conditions, or other triggers of the behavior and attempt to deal with those directly. When these conservati...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Tariot PN,Ryan JM,Porsteinsson AP,Loy R,Schneider LS

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we have attempted to review basic aspects of the respiratory immune system and some of what is known about the effects of aging on immunity. We have discussed the more common forms of interstitial lung disease as they relate to the elderly patient and have outlined a general method of approaching inter...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Young KR Jr,Merrill WW

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of alcohol dependence among older alcoholic patients should be multidimensional to address as many potential relapse factors as possible. As the literature suggests, alcohol-related disorders often are under diagnosed and under treated. More efforts are needed to identify and improve diagnosis of these disor...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Sattar SP,Petty F,Burke WJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults undergoing elective surgical procedures suffer higher rates of morbidity and mortality than younger patients. A geriatric-focused preoperative evaluation can identify risk factors for complications and opportunities for health optimization and care coordination. Key components of a geriatric preoperative ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Marwell JG,Heflin MT,McDonald SR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older women may experience sexual dysfunction due to many different causes. Some problems related to menopausal hormonal change may be easily treated with estrogen supplements. Other problems involve intricate interpersonal relations between the woman and her sexual partner and may require a combination of medical the...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Goldstein MK,Teng NN

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary infection is the most common infection in elderly populations. There is a high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, but this is benign and does not require treatment. A urine specimen for culture should be obtained before initiating antimicrobial therapy for symptomatic infection. Antimicrobial treatment re...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Nicolle LE

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests of performance and alertness in normal older subjects undergoing sleep loss reveal loss of performance and alertness similar to that seen in younger individuals. Recovery of performance ability occurs with one night of normal sleep, even following periods of sleep loss up to 64 hours in length. Older individuals...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Bonnet MH,Arand DL

更新日期：1989-05-01 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

authors： Alexander K,Goldberg J,Korc-Grodzicki B

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin ulcers of the lower extremities have a chronic, relapsing course and often are difficult to manage. Leg ulcers remain a significant management challenge to health care professionals. This article focuses on the various causes of leg ulcers, with an emphasis on venous disease. Characteristic clinical findings and ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Paquette D,Falanga V

更新日期：2002-02-01 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

authors： McGuire DJ,McGuire MH

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early Parkinson disease is the approximate time period between initial diagnosis and the onset of motor fluctuations. Treatment requires an integrative approach, including identification of motor and nonmotor symptoms, choice of pharmacologic treatment, and emphasis on exercise. Patients should be treated for motor sy...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Zesiewicz TA,Bezchlibnyk Y,Dohse N,Ghanekar SD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older women are at a significantly increased risk of developing ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers. When an elderly woman develops one of these malignancies, she is more likely to die from it than a younger woman. The increased mortality-to-incidence ratio may be related primarily to the more advanced stage at...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： McGonigle KF,Lagasse LD,Karlan BY

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive practical approach to the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of carcinoma of the prostate is presented. Prostatic cancer in the elderly patient is not a benign clinical condition. The approach is designed to minimize the morbidity of the disease process and to allow the patient to live as normal a life ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Keegan GT,Coffield KS,Singh EO,Kroening PM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia following Alzheimer disease. It stems from the formation of Lewy bodies, which contain aggregates of the misfolded protein, α-synuclein. These deposit in areas of the nervous system and brain, leading to neuronal cell death and causin...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Sanford AM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life is becoming increasingly important in assessing the impact of therapy for hypertension in elderly persons. Although the concept of quality of life is new and is in need of further definition, good measures already exist to examine the effects of therapy in the major domains of quality of life such as s...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Weiler PG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of cognitive reserve (CR) was proposed to account for the discrepancy between levels of brain pathologic process or damage and clinical and cognitive function. We provide a detailed review of prospective longitudinal studies that have investigated the interaction between CR and Alzheimer disease (AD) bioma...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Soldan A,Pettigrew C,Albert M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin in a dose of 160 to 325 mg should be administered on day 1 of an acute MI and continued indefinitely on a daily basis. Thrombolytic therapy should be administered within 6 to 12 hours after the onset of an acute MI with ST segment elevation or with left bundle branch block. Primary coronary angioplasty when av...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Aronow WS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular risk factors have been associated with 2 common manifestation of unhealthy brain in older people, cognitive impairment and depression. The evidence for these effects is almost entirely observational, but links hypertension, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, and hyperhomocysteinemia with ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Flicker L

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical assessment of fitness to drive can be a challenging part of primary care of older adults. There are no guidelines on screening for driver safety, so it falls to provider judgment on when to assess older drivers. This review offers recommendations on when to assess for driver safety based on red flag condition...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Morgan E

更新日期：2018-02-01 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

authors： Kessler C,Williams MC,Moustoukas JN,Pappas C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00