Care of the Adult Patient with Down Syndrome
| Autor: | Martin E. Olsen, Whitney Trotter Ross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Down syndrome medicine.medical_specialty Eye Diseases Human Rights Digestive System Diseases Population Psychological intervention Comorbidity Disease Alzheimer Disease Seizures Neoplasms Health care Diabetes Mellitus medicine Humans Psychiatry Intensive care medicine education Hearing Disorders education.field_of_study business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Thyroid Diseases Sexual abuse Cardiovascular Diseases Needs assessment Female Down Syndrome Menopause business Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Southern Medical Journal. 107:715-721 |
| ISSN: | 0038-4348 |
| DOI: | 10.14423/smj.0000000000000193 |
| Popis: | Individuals with Down syndrome have an increased risk for many conditions, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, infections, and osteoporosis, and endocrine, neurological, orthopedic, auditory, and ophthalmic disorders. They also are at increased risk for abuse and human rights violations and receive fewer screenings and interventions than the population without Down syndrome. In this literature review, the most common health conditions associated with Down syndrome are examined, along with the topics of sexual abuse, menstrual hygiene, contraception, and human rights. Clinical guidelines for this population are summarized in an effort to assist practicing physicians in improving their provision of health care to the adult patient with Down syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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