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Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
Nursing older people. 21(2)
Malnutrition, usually thought of as a health issue prevalent only in the developing world, is underrecognised and under-treated in the UK, according to a new report published by nutrition charity the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nut
Autor:
David, Pountney
Publikováno v:
Nursing older people. 19(3)
It is estimated that one in three women and one in 12 men over the age of 50 suffer from osteoporosis. For women, the one in six lifetime risk of sustaining a hip fracture is greater than the risk of developing breast cancer. 'We often refer to the d
Autor:
David, Pountney
Publikováno v:
Nursing older people. 19(6)
Parkinson's disease affects nearly one in 500 people in the UK. Yet many people are misdiagnosed or remain undiagnosed for several years. And patients and carers can often struggle to find relevant information about the condition. While Parkinson's c
Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
Nursing and Residential Care. 12:170-174
Following best practice in the management of medicines in residential care homes is vital to improve care and reduce drug errors. This article explains how this can be achieved.
Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 6:20-23
Cerebral palsy is a general term used to refer to a set of neurological conditions that affect movement and coordination. David Pountney considers the causes, characteristics and effective clinical management.
Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
Nurse Prescribing. 7:534-539
Acne is a common problem among teenagers and young adults and can have a significant impact on quality of life. The condition is often not fullly appreciated by medical staff and the general public as being anything more than a superficial nuisance.
Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
Nursing and Residential Care. 11:410-414
National Falls Awareness Day highlighted the physical and psychological damage that falls can cause to older people and the importance of effective falls prevention. Dr David Pountney discusses the measures that can be taken to prevent falls.
Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 5:326-329
The spinal muscular atrophies comprise a group of autosomal-recessive disorders characterized by degeneration of motor neurones causing muscle weakness (Kostova et al, 2007). It is estimated that about 1 million people in the UK are spinal muscular a
Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 5:270-273
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) or peroneal muscular atrophy (PMA), is a collection of related disorders, and is classified as a form of muscular dystrophy (Carter et al, 2008). However,
Autor:
David Pountney
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 5:205-208
Dystonia is the third most common neurological movement syndrome, affecting an estimated 40 000 people in the UK and more than 3 million people worldwide (Jinnah and Hess, 2008). The disorder is characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contracti