Killinger Lisa Zaynab
Director of Diagnosis and Radiology, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1000 Brady Street, 52803, Davenport, IA, USA.
Chiropr Man Therap. 2012 Sep 5;20(1):28. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-20-28.
Older patients often present with a long, complex history and a clinical picture that frequently includes co-morbidities. It is essential that health professionals caring for older patients become familiar with common age-related changes, and the specific clinical factors that complicate the diagnostic process. A case-based approach is taken in this article to explore the diagnostic challenges in caring for older patients. Three areas of focus are used: a) polypharmacy, b) cognitive issues such as delirium, dementia and depression, and c) increased odds of pathologies and chronic illnesses.
老年患者常常有着漫长而复杂的病史,其临床表现往往还包括多种合并症。照顾老年患者的医护人员必须熟悉常见的与年龄相关的变化,以及使诊断过程复杂化的具体临床因素。本文采用基于案例的方法来探讨照顾老年患者时的诊断挑战。重点关注三个领域:a)多重用药;b)认知问题,如谵妄、痴呆和抑郁症;c)患病和患慢性病几率增加。