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Diarrhoea and Constipation in Geriatric Practice.

This textbook provides a practical and comprehensive account of the management of diarrhoea and constipation in the elderly. These common disorders are not only a burden in themselves but are often manifestations of a more serious underlying illness; thus, effective diagnosis and treatment are essen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ratnaike, Ranjit N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1 Nonimmune defences of the aging gut; 2 Immune defences of the aging gut; 3 Pathophysiology of diarrhoea; 4 History and physical examination; 5 The investigation of diarrhoea; 6 Faecal incontinence; 7 Drug-induced diarrhoea; 8 Aetiology of infectious diarrhoea; 9 Specific infectious conditions; 10 An overview of management of infectious diarrhoea; 11 Coeliac disease; 12 Inflammatory disorders of the colon; 13 Neoplasia and diarrhoea; 14 Irritable bowel syndrome; 15 Endocrine, metabolic and miscellaneous causes of diarrhoea. 
505 8 |a 16 Constipation: aetiology and diagnosis17 Constipation: issues of management; 18 Issues of nutrition; 19 The nursing care of older people with diarrhoea and constipation; Index. 
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