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Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy in the Elderly

James W Cooper, William E Wade (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

114 Seiten

1998
Informa Healthcare (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0395-9 (ISBN)

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If you?re a pharmacist, nurse, or physician involved in caring for elderly patients, you?ll definitely want to take advantage of the concise review of the most important drugs for gastrointestinal problems in Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy in the Elderly. Compact, clear, and concise, this new volume will give you vital information concerning drug therapy for the elderly as presented by some of the world?s most authoritative, qualified professionals. Your knowlege of effective drug therapies will expand, and you?ll find new avenues of application for your treatment methods.Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy in the Elderly brings out your practical side, giving you method after method for dealing with the gastrointestinal maladies of elderly patients. Its scope is broad and contemporary, covering everything from gastroesophageal reflux disease to peptic ulcers, from inflammatory bowel disease to constipation and diarrhea. Specifically, you?ll get pragmatic guidance in the following areas:

heartburn causes and treatments
gastritis and peptic ulcers
inflammatory bowel disease
case studies of drug effects on the gastrointestinal tractYou?ll also receive in this useful volume a review of basic pathophysiology and the effects of drugs on the GI tract. Filled with useful case studies and recent findings on drug use, Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy in the Elderly is your guide to practicality and heightened success in the treatment of persistent gastrointestinal problems in your elderly patients.

ContentsIntroduction

Review Articles
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Elderly
Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease in the Elderly
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Geriatric Population
Constipation in the Geriatric Patient
Diarrhea in the Geriatric Patient
Case Reports
Bowel Obstruction Associated with Fiber Administration in an Entire Nursing Facility Population: A Report of Three Cases
Repeated, Unnecessary NSAID-Associated Hospitalizations in an Elderly Female: A Case Report
Severe Tardive Dyskinesia and Weight Loss Associated with Metoclopropamide Administration with Haloperidol in an Elderly Female: A Case Report
Possible Lower Bowel Perforation Associated with Ibuprofen Adminstration in an Elderly Female: A Case Report
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.4.1998
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
ISBN-10	0-7890-0395-3 / 0789003953
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-0395-9 / 9780789003959
Zustand	Neuware