Diarrhoea and Constipation in Geriatric Practice.

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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.
Temas:
Diarrhea in old age.
Constipation in old age.
Adulthood.
Diseases.
Constipation.
Older people.
Diarrhea.
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Adult
Signs and Symptoms
Age Groups
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Persons
Disease
Named Groups
Constipation
Aged
Diarrhea
Diarrhée chez la personne âgée.
Constipation chez la personne âgée.
Adultes.
Maladies.
Personnes âgées.
Diarrhée.
elderly.
Older people
Diseases
Adulthood
Constipation in old age
Diarrhea in old age
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.
  • 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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