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Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine
This book aims to clarify the potential association between frailty
and cardiovascular disease in older people. Covering the biological
as well as the clinical point of view, it allows researchers and
clinicians to discover the significance of this topic. The
contributions cover the most important aspects in the potential
relationship between frailty and cardiovascular disease. In
particular, authoritative authors in this field have clarified the
definition and the epidemiology of frailty and cardiovascular
disease in older people. A large part of the volume is dedicated to
the biological mechanisms of frailty and cardiovascular disease,
trying to find those in common between these two conditions. Since
this book is dedicated to both researchers and clinicians, we have
proposed some chapters to the importance of comprehensive geriatric
assessment in the evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular
diseases and frailty. In this regard, the importance of geriatric
evaluation in cardiac surgery for older people is well covered.
Finally, the importance of cardiac rehabilitation and physical
exercise is summarized, being, actually, the most important
treatments for both frailty and cardiovascular disease. Written by
many well-known and widely published experts in their respective
fields, this book will appeal to a wide readership such as
researchers in the field and clinicians, especially suited in
geriatric medicine and cardiology who, every day, face frail older
patients.
Stroke care has been revolutionised by better prevention,
treatment, and more widely available rehabilitation. Nonetheless,
stroke remains the second most common cause of death worldwide.
This fully-updated new edition provides clear facts and practical
advice as to why strokes occur and how they can be prevented in the
future. Concise in style but comprehensive in approach, Stroke: The
Facts describes the myriad of symptoms, varied presentations, and
longer-term consequences of this disabling condition. The journey
from treatment through to rehabilitation and preventing a further
stroke is made easy by the author, a stroke doctor and researcher
involved in many of the studies that have advanced care.
Supplemented with case studies, this guide concentrates on
developments in treatment, providing an important update on the
first edition. It is essential reading for those who have had a
stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack and their families, and will
also be of interest to medical professionals working within stroke
care.
Wenn alte Menschen uber ihre Erinnerungen sprechen, kann das dem
Verlust von Identitat und Selbstwissen entgegenwirken. Der
praxiserprobte Leitfaden zur biographieorientierten Aktivierung
stellt neben einem kurzen allgemeinen Teil insgesamt 28
Therapieeinheiten vor. Ablaufplane und Arbeitsmaterialien fur die
Gruppenarbeit erleichtern die Umsetzung. Die mitgelieferte CD-ROM
enthalt Kopiervorlagen. Der Band richtet sich an alle Personen, die
beruflich oder ehrenamtlich im Bereich der Alltagshilfe tatig
sind."
Das Krankheitsbild Demenz ist nicht neu. Aufgrund der
kontinuierlich ansteigenden Lebenserwartung betrifft es jedoch
nicht mehr nur die anderen. Demenz passt exakt in die Definition
der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) von 2002 uber Krankheiten,
die Palliativpflege bedurftig sind: chronisch, fortschreitend,
unheilbar, den Tod beschleunigend. Die Angst selbst befallen zu
werden, lost massive Abwehrreaktionen aus und ethische Distanz. Wir
wissen im Grunde nur sehr wenig uber die subjektive Lebensqualitat,
das facettenreiche Gefuhlsleben, die hohe Sensibilitat der Person
mit Demenz. Viele Missverstandnisse und gegenseitige Verletzungen
sind oft die Folgen. Fachwissen soll die Betreuenden in die Lage
versetzen Schmerzen, Wunsche, Bedurfnisse und Ressourcen zu
erkennen und Nahe zu schenken. Fachwissen allein wird vergeblich
sein, wenn Betreuende nicht eine behutsame, respektvolle,
aufrichtige und einfuhlsame Beziehungsbrucke zur Person mit Demenz
schlagen konnen. Beide Aspekte werden eng miteinander in diesem
Buch verknupft."
Mit Gedachtnistraining konnen Bewohner von
Altenpflegeeinrichtungen ihre kognitiven Leistungen erhalten und
fordern. Dieser praxiserprobte Leitfaden fur Ubungen zur kognitiven
Aktivierung stellt neben einem kurzen einfuhrenden Teil insgesamt
24 Stundeneinheiten vor. Konkrete Ablaufplane und
Arbeitsmaterialien fur die Gruppenarbeit erleichtern die Umsetzung.
Der Leitfaden richtet sich an alle, die beruflich oder ehrenamtlich
im Bereich der Alltagshilfe tatig sind. Die mitgelieferte CD-ROM
enthalt Kopiervorlagen."
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of
developmental programming of ageing phenotypes. Although
gerontological research has traditionally focused on later stages
of the life cycle, growing evidence indicates that both the rate of
ageing-associated functional declines, and the risks of later-life
chronic pathological conditions, can be traced to origins early in
life. While other books in the field concentrate on the
developmental origin of particular disorders, this volume offers a
detailed guide to all important aspects of the role of early-life
conditions in programming both chronic pathological conditions and
the ageing process. Interest in the study of ageing and longevity
had its beginnings in research on the fetal origins of adult
disease. This has evolved into a hypothesis on the Developmental
Origins of Adult Health and Disease (DOHaD), which postulates that
adverse environmental exposures during critical in-utero and early
postnatal stages of development may permanently change
physiological responses and cause functional impairments and
disorders in adult life. In this book, the contributing authors and
leading experts from around the world, describe research on
mechanisms underlying the developmental programming phenomenon, as
well as interventional strategies aimed at restoring
developmentally disrupted epigenetic patterns. Early Life Origins
of Ageing and Longevity benefits a wide audience of working
scientists, clinicians, and advanced students, and will also
interest scientifically curious general readers who wish to know
more about current research in this rapidly evolving field.
L'opera descrive in maniera semplice e chiara l'occhio, il suo
sviluppo, i suoi difetti e le sue malattie. Presenta l'igiene
oculare, la protezione dalle radiazioni tossiche e spiega come
usare le lenti a contatto e gli occhiali da sole. Il volume offre
anche un panorama degli interventi laser e chirurgici di maggior
diffusione, che consentira al paziente che si deve fare operare di
capire meglio l'atto operatorio e il decorso postoperatorio.
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