Specifics of diagnostics and treatment in old age
Authors:
H. Matějovská Kubešová; K. Bielaková; O. Výška; S. Surková; D. Prudius; K. Greplová
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika interní, geriatrie a praktického lékařství LF MU a FN Brno
Published in:
Kardiol Rev Int Med 2018, 20(1): 6-10
Overview
This review article provides basic information on age categories of seniors and their characteristics, specificities of disease symptomatology, diagnostics and treatment. Attention is paid to geriatric syndromes – cognitive decline, instability and falls, immobilization, incontinency and skin integrity disorders as the main reasons of a loss of auto-sufficiency and necessity to leave their usual environment and move to an institution providing long-term care. The final part contains a section characterising the frailty syndrome.
Key words:
geriatric syndromes – cognitive impairment – instability – immobilization – incontinency – frailty
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