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OverviewThis book presents a practically orientated survey of major problems of a clinical picture and therapeutic pitfalls in critically ill elderly patients from the point of view of a geriatrician. A growing number of patients of advanced age represent a highly heterogeneous group with very different health problems. For the ICU admitted elderly patients, there are valuable general pitfalls of modern medicine connected with: atomisation of medicine; absence of holistic approach and contemporary multi-morbidity when they belong to miscellaneous medical branches according to principal somatic diagnosis or seemingly nowhere. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pavel WeberPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.160kg ISBN: 9781617611766ISBN 10: 161761176 Pages: 82 Publication Date: 08 July 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Clinical gerontology & comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA); Geriatric patient -- particularities; Biology of ageing; Demographic analysis of contemporary & futural world population; Characteristics of ageing; Some specifics of geriatric medicine; Iatrogenia versus polypharmacy; Problems & complications of polypharmacy; Multimorbidity in old age & its relations; Dehydration -- water, natrium & potassium disturbances in the elderly organ systems in old age & their specifics; Delirium; Thermoregulatory disorders; Conclusion; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |