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 in the elderly are not only a burden in themselves but are often manifestations of a more serious underlying illness: thus effective diagnosis and treat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Ratnaike, Ranjit N.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Diarrhea in old age.
Constipation in old age.
Constipation.
Diarrhea.
Older people.
Diarrhea > therapy
Aged, 80 and over
Constipation
Constipation > therapy
Diarrhea
Aged
Diarrhée chez la personne âgée.
Constipation chez la personne âgée.
Diarrhée.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
MEDICAL > Geriatrics.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Gerontology.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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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