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_name
Clin Geriatr Medjournal_title
Clinics in geriatric medicineauthors
Tariq SHdoi
10.1016/j.cger.2004.02.009subject
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2004-05-01 00:00:00pages
237-57issue
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0749-0690issn
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20pub_type
杂志文章,评审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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2019.09.001
更新日期：2020-02-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2013.10.006
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Geriatric hip fracture is a common event associated with high costs of care and often with suboptimal outcomes for the patients. Ideally, a new care model to manage geriatric hip fractures would address both quality and safety of patient care as well as the need for reduced costs of care. The geriatric fracture center...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2014.01.002
更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Constipation and irritable bowel syndrome are very common in older persons. Constipation is over diagnosed and over treated in older persons. Lifestyle changes, osmotic laxatives, and lubiprostone are the approaches of choice for the management of constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome should be considered in the diff...
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
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
abstract：:Transitions in care are a vulnerable time period for patients during which unintended errors may occur. This article discusses potential risks that could occur during care transitions, suggested improvements, and the transition from hospital to skilled nursing facilities for patients needing rehabilitation after their...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2014.01.017
更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Current arrangements for health care in the United States do not adequately address the needs of a growing population that has serious, eventually fatal chronic illness. New programs and policies are necessary to encourage coordination of care; better match services to the needs of patients; better provide education a...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2004.08.008
更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:Gait disorders in elderly individuals are a major cause of falls and their attendant morbidities. Ataxia is one of the neurologic components of fall risk, as are inattention or confusion, visual impairment, vestibular impairment, subcortical white matter disease, parkinsonism, weakness, sensory loss, orthostasis or ar...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2006.06.011
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1988-11-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1985-08-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Because of its wide prevalence and its grave consequences on the health of older persons, malnutrition requires immediate attention. Physicians in general have been described as being nutritionally blind in their slowness to recognize undernutrition. A high degree of suspicion, a thorough history and physical examinat...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0749-0690(02)00042-3
更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pain is a common problem encountered among elderly people in subacute and long-term care facilities. Pain often is underestimated and undertreated in these settings. Most pain problems can be improved by careful assessment and careful use of analgesic drugs and nondrug strategies. Subacute care and other long-term car...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70048-3
更新日期：2000-11-01 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
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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2013.07.008
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper presents process and outcome data for a geriatric assessment unit in a rehabilitation hospital whose focus is on short-term rehabilitation. While the results presented here are positive, they are descriptive and do not prove a cause and effect relationship between the geriatric assessment and rehabilitation...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article highlights new developments in assessment and management of pain and delirium. ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2004.09.002
更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00
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：:Psychomotor assessment is a collaborative effort between the neurologic and the neuropsychologic evaluation. Changes associated with normal aging must be differentiated from signs and symptoms that indicate abnormal functioning. Recent developments in computer-based technology should add to the precision and accuracy ...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：: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 expectati...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2007.03.007
更新日期：2007-08-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1986-05-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of infectious diseases in the geriatric population mandates that clinicians caring for older patients become better acquainted and familiar with the special and unique characteristics and features of this common clinical problem. Only through such awareness and understandi...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disease burden globally. Improving reach, access, and effectiveness of postdischarge care through cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention strategies is an international priority. The current proliferation of mobile technology has resulted in widesp...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2019.07.004
更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Epidemiological data suggests that the prevalence of musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain increases with age until at least late mid-life, though the pattern is somewhat unclear beyond this point. And though the prevalence of some types of pain may peak in late midlife, pain is still a substantial and common complaint...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cger.2016.06.005
更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:When the elderly are afflicted by malignancy, chances are good that at some point in the course of their illness the skeleton will be involved. Bone metastases, hypercalcemia, and other paraneoplastic syndromes are commonly encountered and require definitive diagnosis and management. In general, the therapy for the el...
journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1987-08-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70113-0
更新日期：2001-02-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension is a pathologic hemodynamic condition defined by a mean pulmonary arterial pressure of 25 mm Hg or greater at rest. Because of age-associated stiffening of the heart and the pulmonary vasculature and the higher prevalence in the elderly of comorbidities associated with the development of pulmona...
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
