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ID | 22544 | ||||||||||||
Title | Diagnostic challenges in the older patient | ||||||||||||
URL | http://chiromt.com/content/20/1/28/abstract | ||||||||||||
Journal | Chiropr & Manual Ther. 2012 ;20(28):Online access only 13 p | ||||||||||||
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Peer Review | Yes | ||||||||||||
Publication Type | Article | ||||||||||||
Abstract/Notes | Older patients present for care with a long, complex history and a clinical picture that often includes co-morbidities. It is essential that health professionals caring for older patients to become familiar with common age-related changes, and the specific clinical factors that complicate the diagnostic process. A case-based approach is taken in this article to explore the diagnostic challenges in caring for older patients. Three areas of focus include: polypharmacy, cognitive issues such as delirium, dementia and depression, and increased odds of pathologies and chronic illnesses. This abstract is reproduced with the permission of the publisher; click on the above link for free full text.
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