COPD in the elderly - diagnostic criteria, symptoms and smoking.

... contributing to cognitive decline, and; b Identify neurologic abnormalities including localizing signs, extrapyramidal signs and ataxia Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly – Recognition, Diagnosis and ... and Management Revised January 30, 2008 COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN THE ELDERLY FLOW SHEET This optional Flow Sheet is based on the Guideline, Cognitive...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... Although the number of remaining teeth in the elderly in Helsinki can be considered high, the number of missing and not replaced teeth was also high Teeth were usually missing in molar and premolar ... that storing the disks in open air caused a loss of viability and death of Candida albicans Rinsing the dentures in the evening and keeping the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... Elderly’s View in Romania and Latvia Figure Number of individuals in the households of the elderly in Latvia and Romania Figure Size of the homes of the elderly in Jelgava and Dumbravita (39%), the rest ... up their apartments, and filling in documents 55% of the elderly in Latvia and respectively 51% in Romania believe that they are well in...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... DB The continued challenge of inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: An update of the evidence J Am Pharm Assoc 2002;42:847– 857 INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION USE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES 1939 18 Chin ... efficient in maintaining health and using healthcare resources The model showed little dependence of health status on enabling variables, including income, insurance...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... cognitive decline 16 Malnutrition may Weight loss and malnutrition in the elderly – the shared role of GPs and APDs clinical practice Screening for malnutrition As often the first point of contact ... fibres and irreversible neurological damage such as burning and tingling of the hands and feet (parasthesia), dementia, glossitis and chelosis Low vitamin B12 i...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... provide health promotion in the elderly G Barriers for patients to accept health promotion in the elderly H Incentives for GPs to provide health promotion in the elderly I Incentives for patients ... Discussion Main findings Among the participating GPs, definitions of health promotion interventions in the elderly widely varied The opinion re...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... planning and action is now Falls and Fall Prevention in the Elderly: Insights from Jamaica Introduction A fall can be defined as “unintentionally coming to rest on the ground or other lower level with ... such falls being from a standing height or less [11] Consequently, there is increasing imperative to address falls and fall prevention among the elder...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 16:20

... disease and aging Furthermore, we wanted to investigate the validity of existing BIA-equations to predict SMM in our population, and if needed, to develop a regression equation for the prediction ... TBSMM-equations; one using the same independent predictors as Kyle and Janssen4,8 and two using BIS measurements, i.e the first one corresponding to SF-BIA The trunk...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analyses Study concept and design: CA and OB Acquisition of data: CA and OB Analysis and interpretation of data: CA, OB, MMO, AMS, and ... Experimentally, in animals, vitamin D is involved in neurophysiology and regulates the metabolism of neurotransmitters including dopamine, acetylcholine, s...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... implications of nonlinear variability indexes that have been utilized to characterize MFC signals of the elderly subjects during walking Poincaré plot geometry and ApEn analysis of MFC gait data of elderly ... complex and nonlinear [5-7], the application of nonlinear technique seems appropriate In this study, we, therefore, investigate the two types of n...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... Sweden Authors’ contributions INO participated in the design of the study, the statistical analysis and the drafting of the manuscript RR participated in the statistical analysis and the drafting of ... of the manuscript PE participated in the design of the study and the drafting of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manu...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... function and QTc interval in patients with acute severe asthma and COPD in the emergency department International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2011 4:30 Submit your manuscript to a journal and ... Prolonged QTc Figure Relationship between QTc interval and albuterol levels Recorded QTc interval and (R)-, (S)- and total albuterol levels an...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

... interviews and focus groups Data ordering, analysis, and definition of the key features of an intervention in elderly care All individual interviews and focus groups were recorded and transcribed verbatim ... an innovative strategy in the intervention design process We performed a preliminary qualitative study of the practices and expectations of healthcare pr...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... [10,11] The objectives of this study were therefore to determine the causes of ARF in elderly patients, the accuracy of the initial diagnosis suspected by the emergency physician, the impact of initial ... generalmedicine internist, intensivist, geriatric or emergency physician) from an examination of the complete medical chart including all initial clinical findings, e...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... defining COPD becomes more inaccurate with increasing age (4) Overdiagnosing may occur in the elderly using the GOLD diagnostic criteria (2;4;16;19;29;30) Symptoms of COPD The main symptoms of COPD ... smoking, and a smoker to quit and maintain quitted?” Main results: The influence of “all the others” is essential when starting to smoke In the process of stop...

Ngày tải lên: 03/03/2015, 21:05