Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly
eBook - PDF

Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly

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  1. 372 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly

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About this book

This book aims to make the physician's approach to the elderly respiratory patient truly comprehensive, by arming them with the information necessary to help improve care procedures, further develop assessment and treatment protocols and give guidance on how to widen attention for the elderly patient beyond the immediate respiratory problem.

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Information

Publisher
European Respiratory Society
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781904097662
eBook ISBN
9781904097778
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Geriatrics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Guest editors
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1 - The epidemiological link between ageing and respiratory diseases
  7. Chapter 2 - Respiratory function standards in the elderly
  8. Chapter 3 - Spirometry in old age: feasibility and interpretation
  9. Chapter 4 - Multidimensional assessment and treatment of the elderly with COPD
  10. Chapter 5 - Asthma in the elderly
  11. Chapter 6 - Hidden realities of COPD among the very old
  12. Chapter 7 - COPD exacerbations in old age: how to prevent, detect and treat
  13. Chapter 8 - Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly
  14. Chapter 9 - Aspiration and long-term care as risk factors for pneumonia in elderly patients
  15. Chapter 10 - Diseases associated with restrictive lung function impairment
  16. Chapter 11 - Interstitial lung disease in elderly subjects
  17. Chapter 12 - Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in elderly patients: a difficult challenge
  18. Chapter 13 - Sleep-disordered breathing in the elderly
  19. Chapter 14 - Comorbidity: a distinctive feature of elderly respiratory patients
  20. Chapter 15 - Nonrespiratory determinants of respiratory impairment in elderly patients: heart failure and diabetes
  21. Chapter 16 - New modalities of nutritional aspects of pulmonary disease in the elderly
  22. Chapter 17 - Practical aspects of inhaler therapy in frail elderly patients
  23. Chapter 18 - Are current treatment recommendations suited to elderly patients with asthma or COPD?
  24. Chapter 19 - Noninvasive ventilation: a remedy for geriatric patients
  25. Chapter 20 - Lung cancer: does age affect treatment strategy?
  26. Chapter 21 - Palliative and end-of-life care for patients with respiratory disease
  27. Statements of interest
  28. Previously published