There are many elderly health concerns that don’t always get talked about as much as others, but they can all have an impact on your life, so always try to be aware and vigilant. Cerys Baxter works in a care home, a job she has been in ever since leaving school. She loves hearing...
Impact near the hip dominates fracture risk in elderly nursing home residents who fall. Calcif Tissue Int. 1993;52(3):192–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298717. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Parkkari J, et al. Majority of hip fractures occur as a result of a fall and impact ...
Septic arthritis in elderly patients over 65 years old is rare. The incidence has increased in the last 40 years, in spite of the proliferation of powerful antibiotics. The diagnosis is difficult to make and has a potentially poor prognosis. It is reported on a 78 year-old man, with Parkin...
Miliary tuberculosis is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose because of its non-specific presentation. It should be suspected in elderly patients who complaint of failure to thrive, unexplained fatigue and weight loss. Using a clinical s...
The girls haul them in an old sheet and dump them on the garden. Everybody wins. Well, the girls feel like they get the short end of the stick, but I remind them that for ten minutes of minimal effort, they can bless the socks off an elderly neighbor, and that matters. We still...
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, Amyloid beta, Metabolic, Insulin, Glucose, Transgenic model Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. There are approximately 34 million people afflicted by AD worldwide ...
An 83 year old man was admitted with a five month history of recurrentback pain, with no history of trauma. Episodic low grade fever, night sweats,loss of appetite, along with significant weight loss (about 10 kg over the past four months) were also reported. On examination, he appeared ...
Centerville, Ohio, features about 30 old stone houses, built from native limestone, that give it a historic feel. For elderly residents, the city offers home maintenance resources and a call-in program to check on residents’ well-being. ...
30、food choke or food reflux, should be vigilant against esophageal cancer.27, chronic periodic attack with rhythmic characteristics of the upper abdominal pain, should consider peptic ulcer.28, the elderly in the short period of upper abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite and weight loss, we ...
If an elderly woman falls and breaks her hip, her son may spend time supporting her at home after she has returned from the hospital. In addition, the son probably worries about his mother and may be stressed due to the caring responsibilities. Both time spent caring and stress may affect...