Risk of disability in elderly diabetic patients /
The book provides an overview of the most common diabetes-related complications, supporting the clinician in the management of type 2 diabetes in the elderly: from the diagnosis of each complication, to the role of the pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Torino :
SEEd Srl,
2011.
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Edición: | First edition. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Quality of Life and Functional Decline in the Elderly Diabetic Patient
- 3. Vision Loss
- 3.1. Diabetic Retinopathy
- 3.2. Cataract
- 3.3. Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- 3.4. Glaucoma
- 3.5. Myopia
- 4. Falls in Elderly People
- 4.1. Epidemiology
- 4.2. Risk Factors
- 4.3. Consequences of Falls
- 4.4. Prevention of Falls
- 5. Depression
- 5.1. Aetiology and Pathogenesis
- 5.2. Problems of Diagnosis
- 5.3. Therapeutic Interventions
- 6. Dementia and Cognitive Disorders
- 6.1. Risk Factors
- 6.2. Therapeutic Interventions
- 7. Dyslipidaemia and Cardiovascular Risk
- 7.1. Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy
- 7.2. Recommendations
- 8. The Treatment of Diabetes in Elderly Subjects
- 8.1. Oral Antidiabetic Drugs
- 8.2. Insulins
- Bibliography
- Authors.