Titlebook: Geriatric Diseases; Evaluation and Manag Nages Nagaratnam,Kujan Nagaratnam,Gary Cheuk Reference work 2018 Springer International Publishing

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Lung Cancer in the Elderlyther source. In the United Kingdom, the peak incidence of lung cancer is between 75 and 80?years of age. Between 30% and 45% of all lung cancers are diagnosed in patients older than 70?years. Many of the symptoms in the elderly are non-specific such as fever and loss of weight and often attributed t

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Pulmonary Embolism review highlights the improvements that have occurred in clinical care. Less than 30% of the PE is diagnosed on the index visit in the elderly. Restricted activity as in prolonged flights and prolonged rest or immobilisation and surgery pose enormous risk for developing deep vein thrombosis. In the

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-02421-7 bowel disorders, but early colon cancer is asymptomatic. The risk of developing colorectal cancer rises sharply after the age of 40?years. A person under 40?years with positive family history should be investigated. It is appropriate to perform one or all the following in the order to make a firm diagnosis.

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Reference work 2018 sections, which include over 100 collective chapters on various age-related diseases in these organ systems. The text is specifically designed for ease-of-use and include learning tools that include multiple choice, short answer, and extended matching questions, case vignettes, self-assessments, an