Help for the hurting elderly
| Autor: | Anne M. Egbert |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Analgesics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Pain 030209 endocrinology & metabolism General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Affect (psychology) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Older patients Anesthesia medicine Humans Potency Medical prescription Intensive care medicine business Adjuvant Aged media_common |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medicine. 89:217-228 |
| ISSN: | 1941-9260 0032-5481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00325481.1991.11700875 |
| Popis: | PreviewPrescribing drugs for pain in the elderly is difficult. Older patients are much more likely than younger ones to experience gastrointestinal and other problems from drug use and to be taking other necessary agents that interact with analgesics. In addition, age-related metabolic changes affect the potency and accumulation of drugs. Dr Egbert addresses these issues and gives practical tips for stepwise prescription of analgesics and adjuvant agents that may help control pain. |
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