Stroke in the Elderly ppt

... comparable in elderly and younger cohorts W orld Stroke Academy 1 Stroke in the Elderly Stephen Davis, Kennedy Lees, Richard Lindley Stroke in the Elderly W orld Stroke Academy 20 2. Acute stroke ... thrombolytic therapy in the elderly ▪ An analysis of patients in the large Virtual International Stroke  TrialsArchive,VISTArevealsthat the benetof...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 13:20

... been the most fundamental etiological factor for the dramatic increase in caries among the Finnish children in the beginning of the 1950's (Rytömaa et al., 1980). Not surprisingly, increase ... al., 1991; Espinoza et al., 2003). It has been assumed that the oral health of the independently living elderly would be better than the oral health of the elderly li...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... manage malnutrition in elderly patients by: •weighing elderly patientsateveryappointment cause cognitive deterioration which may influence eating behaviours, resulting in further deficiencies ... Home and community care APDs support the frail elderly to maintain their independence in the community, enhance quality of life, and prevent premature or inappropriate admission...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... daily living  Feeding, Bathing, Dressing, Transferring, Toileting  Instrumental activities of daily living  Finances, Telephone, Medications, Shopping, Cooking  Housework, Ambulating, Laundry ... Assessment  ADLs • mobility, dressing, hygiene, feeding and toileting  IADLs • independent living, shopping, cooking, telephone, housekeeping (light), medications, finances, transportation...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... is the administration of antihypertensive medications in the elderly since other interventions (physical activity, reduce of cigarette smoking, healthy diet) are not easily acceptable by the ... underlying, identifiable cause. In the remaining 95% of the cases, no known cause is being recognized despite of the extensive medical examination (idiopathic or primary hypert...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 19:21

... in the elderly may even be considered as a distinct disease entity. 8 These differences can lead to a delay in the diagnosis of TB in the elderly, which in turn, can lead to an increase in the ... symptoms in elderly patients with TB. This results in a delay in the presentation of the elderly to health care facilities, thereby resulting in a delay in...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20

... effect of increased survival. On the other hand, having a disease appears to be less disabling than in the past. INTRODUCTION Interest intrendsinthehealthof theelderlyhasbecome widespread in recentyears. Until ... decreasing since the 1960s, but without a consistent decrease in stroke incidence. Stroke incidence has even been reported to have been higher in the 1980s than...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... McDonald further illuminate the situation regarding falls among the elderly in Jamaica. [15] In examining the trauma registry records of the 152 hip fracture patients presenting at the University ... occurred in 27.5% of the cases. In approximately one in six cases muscular pain and other damage was the main cause of referral for physiotherapy. The distribution...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 16:20

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Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 17:15

... • The interviewing situation involves two-way interaction and gives the supplying organization the possibility to explain why it has behaved in certain ways. For example, a person within the ... The interviewing skills of the person conducting the CS interviews are essential in ensuring the validity and reliability of the results. Summarizing our argumentation, Ta...

Ngày tải lên: 22/12/2013, 02:17