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Anemia in the Elderly

Lodovico Balducci, William B. Ershler, John M. Bennett (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

145 Seiten

2007 | 2007 ed.
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-49505-7 (ISBN)

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Anemia in the elderly has been properly defined as the silent epidemic, representing 3 million people in the United States aged 65 years and older. Anemia is associated with reduced survival, increased risk of functional dependence and hospitalization, increased risk of congestive heart failure and stage renal disease and cognitive disorders.

Anemia in the elderly has been properly defined as the silent epidemic, representing 3 million people in the United States aged 65 years and older. Incidence and prevalence of this condition increase with age. It differs in its etiology, pathogenesis and treatment from anemia in children and younger adults. Anemia is associated with reduced survival, increased risk of functional dependence and hospitalization, increased risk of congestive heart failure and stage renal disease and cognitive disorders. Approximately 70% of anemia in older individuals is reversible.

Lodovico Balducci, M.D. will receive the first B. J. Kennedy award for geriatric oncology at the 2007 ASCO Conference in Chicago.

Stem Cell Aging: Potential Effects on Health and Mortality.- Anemia and Aging or Anemia of Aging?.- B12 and Iron Deficiency in the Elderly.- The Anemia of Chronic Inflammation.- Anemia due to Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly.- Anemia in Long-Term Care.- Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Aplastic Anemia: Pathologic and Immunologic Implications.- Anemia and Cancer.- Erythropoietin Deficiency and Late-Life Anemia.- Anemia and Physical Health Decline in Old Age.

Zusatzinfo	IX, 145 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hämatologie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Nephrologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
ISBN-10	0-387-49505-3 / 0387495053
ISBN-13	978-0-387-49505-7 / 9780387495057
Zustand	Neuware