Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs for elderly cardiac patients.

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：: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：:Nighttime sleep disruption is characteristic of long-term care residents, is typically accompanied by daytime sleepiness, and may be caused by a multitude of factors. Causal factors include medical and psychiatric illness, medications, circadian rhythm abnormalities, sleep disordered breathing and other primary sleep ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Martin JL,Ancoli-Israel S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower intestinal bleeding in the elderly is a common problem with numerous and varied causes. Its diagnosis and treatment require a careful, systematic approach by physicians with special expertise. Under the proper circumstances, elderly patients with lower intestinal bleeding do well, even when surgery is required. ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Reinus JF,Brandt LJ

更新日期：1991-05-01 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

authors： Mahurin RK,Inbody SB

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 35% to 37% of older emergency department (ED) patients will have delirium or dementia, which can negatively affect safe and appropriate clinical care. This article describes the epidemiology of delirium and dementia in the ED and how it affects clinical care and patient outcomes. Screening for delirium a...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Han JH,Suyama J

更新日期：2018-08-01 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

authors： Downing DT,Stewart ME,Strauss JS

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：: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：:Most diseases involving the skin affect all age groups; however, some are more common in old age. The skin of the genital area may be involved as an isolated process or as part of more generalized disease. Clinical features and management of some of the more common dermatologic conditions affecting the genital area in...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Kaye VN,Mandel SL

更新日期：1990-02-01 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

authors： Poor H

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：: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

authors： Kates SL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic neuropathy is a heterogeneous disease with diverse pathology. Recognition of the clinical homolog of these pathologic processes is necessary in achieving appropriate intervention. Treatment should be individualized so the particular manifestation and underlying pathogenesis of each patient's clinical presenta...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Vinik AI,Strotmeyer ES,Nakave AA,Patel CV

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of endarterectomy for patients with symptomatic high-grade stenosis of the extracranial carotid artery has been firmly established. Those with asymptomatic carotid disease may also be candidates for the operation. A thorough understanding of the benefits and risks of the operation for the individual patie...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Goldstein LB

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：: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：:More than half of all lymphomas occur in patients aged 60 years or older. This article reviews the management of low-grade and aggressive histology lymphomas in patients older than age 65. Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy is well tolerated in patients who have a good perfo...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： O'Reilly SE,Connors JM,Macpherson N,Klasa R,Hoskins P

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:Hip surgery is the most common major orthopedic procedure performed in the elderly. The indications are fracture and pain secondary to degenerative arthritis. Patients undergoing hip replacement for arthritis have excellent outcomes with decreased pain, increased mobility, and a low mortality. Age should not be a cont...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Ochs M

更新日期：1990-08-01 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

authors： Kochersberger GG,Lyles KW

更新日期：1987-08-01 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：:Although the increased need for studies assessing the influence of age on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of all drugs has been emphasized, relatively little is known about NSAIDs in the elderly. The pharmacokinetics of some NSAIDs have been examined in elderly subjects; unfortunately, recent data indicate t...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Murray MD,Brater DC

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide in the elderly is a growing problem. The elderly population is increasing, and elderly patients have multiple issues that place them at higher risk of suicidality. These issues include physical illnesses, mental illness, loss of functional status, isolation, and family, financial, and social factors. Access to...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Brooks SE,Burruss SK,Mukherjee K

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：: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：:An analysis of the risk factors and clinical presentation of intracerebral hemorrhage in the elderly is provided. Specific pathogenic mechanisms that apply to the elderly, such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, are discussed in detail. General management of intracerebral hemorrhage is discussed, along with specific issu...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Kase CS

更新日期：1991-08-01 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

authors： Guckes AD,Cooper LF

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults receive care from various settings, including acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, group homes, outpatient primary care, specialty clinics, and home. In these various settings, older adults are exposed to pathogens, which makes them "vectors" that transport pathogens from one s...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Mody L

更新日期：2007-08-01 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