Pain and terminal delirium research in the elderly.

abstract：:An understanding of the causes, nature, and course of intellectual impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) is essential for the correct development of therapy. This article reviews the causes of the dementia of PD, its primary clinical and pathological features, and its course. ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Mortimer JA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer screening of the elderly is warranted for those cancers for which early detection and treatment improve life expectancy. There is excellent evidence to include screening for breast cancer with clinical examination and mammography for elderly women. There is also reasonable evidence to screen for cervical cancer...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Oddone EZ,Feussner JR,Cohen HJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 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：:A large percentage of subjects receiving a normal calcium intake of 800 mg per day was in negative calcium balance and increasing the calcium intake to various levels up to 2200 mg per day showed a plateau of the calcium balance at the 1200 mg per day intake, indicating a threshold of calcium absorption at this intake...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Spencer H,Kramer L

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American health-care practitioners are faced with a rapidly growing, geriatric, Hispanic-American population. This group shares certain cultural links but is largely heterogeneous and comprised of many subgroups, the largest of which are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans. Health-care practitioners ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Pousada L

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and treatment strategies for the acute leukemias, the myelodysplastic syndrome, Hodgkin's disease, and the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in the elderly. These are relatively common diseases in the elderly, and age is traditionally thought to be a bad pro...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Antin JH,Rosenthal DS

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, herbs are commonly used, and it is the physician's responsibility to have better documentation of this practice by encouraging patients to report use of herbs, and to look for any unusual side effects that can occur in terms of herb-drug or herb-herb interactions. ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Tariq SH

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer in the oldest old is a novel problem, due to the recent burgeoning of the population aged 85 and older. This article addresses three critical questions related to cancer in the oldest old: Does the incidence of cancer increase after age 95? Is cancer a common cause of death for the oldest old? Is cancer accurat...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Stanta G,Campagner L,Cavallieri F,Giarelli L

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has conclusively established that normal diploid cells in culture have a limited replicative life span, and that cells from adult organisms have a shorter life span than cells from young organisms or embryos. Although it is unlikely that death of the organism is caused by failure in cellular proliferative cap...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Stanulis-Praeger B

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts toward early detection of Alzheimer disease (AD) have focused on refinement and identification of diagnostic markers, with the goal of preventing or delaying disease progression. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has emerged as a potential precursor to dementia. Though not without controversy, MCI has been assoc...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Bensadon BA,Odenheimer GL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To a considerable extent, the advent of the term sarcopenia has contributed to the focus on this important condition and its effects on the quality of life and care of older persons. It is hoped that the advances in our understanding of the etiology and treatment of sarcopenia will further contribute to placing this d...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Rosenberg IH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balance disorders are common in the elderly and can lead to falls, with resultant severe morbidity and even mortality. Progressive loss of vestibular function begins in middle age and is affected by multiple disease processes. Polypharmacy impacts many disease processes in the elderly, with balance function being one ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Eibling D

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoglycemia is a serious problem in older patients with diabetes mellitus. This chapter discusses risk factors associated with hypoglycemia and approaches to mitigation of the risk for hypoglycemia. Specific considerations include selection of glucose lowering agents, comorbid conditions and the implications of decli...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Hoogwerf BJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal infections or inflammatory disease in elderly patients are a diagnostic challenge that will be encountered with increasing frequency in the aging population of the United States. Diagnostic clues are not overt and frequently appear late in the course of the disease. Confusion and subtle changes in clin...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Hill AB,Meakins JL

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both primary and secondary cancer prevention may improve cancer control among older persons. Although chemoprevention of cancer is feasible, the agents currently used for chemoprevention have several complications. As a result, the use of these substances should be individualized based on risk-benefit ratio. It is rea...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Balducci L,Beghé C

更新日期：2002-08-01 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

abstract：:This article reviews the literature on transitional care to and from the LTC environment, highlighting strategies to improve the quality of care transitions. Several factors are vital in the improvement of systems of care dealing with transitions. Key factors include communication with and among health care providers,...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Oakes SL,Gillespie SM,Ye Y,Finley M,Russell M,Patel NK,Espino D

更新日期：2011-05-01 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

authors： Baer AN,Walitt B

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article attempts to summarize some of the pertinent literature in the context of the authors' clinical experience and suggests that a comprehensive psychiatric and medical evaluation, as well as a combined behavioral/environmental approach together with appropriate pharmacotherapy, are important tools in the mana...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Mintzer JE,Hoernig KS,Mirski DF

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is one of the most serious and prevalent neuropsychiatric disorders of old age. Despite its prevalence, depression in the aged is frequently unrecognized or is misdiagnosed. This article reviews the existing knowledge of several sleep-related areas and discusses possible future studies into sleep as a progn...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Hoch CC,Buysse DJ,Reynolds CF 3rd

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:Improvements in delivery systems for enteral feeding, in formulas, and in the understanding of complications have made the technology for enteral feeding easy to apply. Adequate nutrients can be delivered, and individual tolerance for feeding is acceptable. The remaining question is when to apply the technology. Formu...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Haddad RY,Thomas DR

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major focuses of geriatric medicine are cardiovascular diseases with increases in prevalence in older people and how aging might modify the risk factors, clinical manifestations, treatment strategies, and prognoses of these diseases. Quantitative information on age-associated alterations in cardiovascular structure an...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Lakatta EG

更新日期：2000-08-01 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

authors： White MB,Rajagopalan S,Yoshikawa TT

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:"Birth and death are the most singular events we experience and therefore the contemplation of death as of birth should be a thing of beauty." The hospice movement emerged out of an awareness that the needs of the dying patient were not being adequately met by the modern medical establishment. It has brought about a p...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Mathew LM,Scully JH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary incontinence is a prevalent condition in elderly women with significant associated morbidity. Incontinence can by grouped into several types: stress incontinence, urgency incontinence, overflow incontinence, functional incontinence, and mixed urinary incontinence. Careful evaluation, including history and phys...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Parker WP,Griebling TL

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：: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

authors： Hunt LA

更新日期：1993-05-01 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