Medication-related dizziness in the older adult
| Autor: | Osama A. Shoair, Patricia W. Slattum, Abner N. Nyandege |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Drug
medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Adult population Dizziness Risk Assessment Hypotension Orthostatic Quality of life (healthcare) Older patients Medicine Humans Intensive care medicine media_common Aged Polypharmacy business.industry General Medicine Clinical Practice Otorhinolaryngology Quality of Life Vertigo Accidental Falls Anticonvulsants Female Risk assessment business |
| Zdroj: | Otolaryngologic clinics of North America. 44(2) |
| ISSN: | 1557-8259 |
| Popis: | With increased medication use among the older adult population, adverse drug events and polypharmacy can be significant causes of dizziness in the elderly. The evidence evaluated in this review is helpful in clinical practice but requires an additional detailed investigation into the agents discussed to understand the risk/benefit ratio associated with medications. Examples of medications highly associated with dizziness in older adults and discussed in this review include cardiovascular and central nervous system agents. Several other medication classes associated with dizziness are among the medications most commonly used by older patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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