Clinical Aspects of Aging: A Comprehensive Text Prepared Under the Direction of the American Geriatrics SocietyWilliam Reichel |
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... ACUTE CONFUSIONAL STATE The elderly patient often presents with acute confusion , delirium , disorientation or other be- havioral alterations ( Table 13.1 ) . Abrupt change in any patient from his or her customary state of sensorium ...
... ACUTE CONFUSIONAL STATE The elderly patient often presents with acute confusion , delirium , disorientation or other be- havioral alterations ( Table 13.1 ) . Abrupt change in any patient from his or her customary state of sensorium ...
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... acute renal failure . In addition to acute and chronic renal insuf- ficiency secondary to myeloma protein , tubular dysfunction ( renal tubular acidosis ) , amyloi- dosis , and acute renal failure from hypercal- cemia also are ...
... acute renal failure . In addition to acute and chronic renal insuf- ficiency secondary to myeloma protein , tubular dysfunction ( renal tubular acidosis ) , amyloi- dosis , and acute renal failure from hypercal- cemia also are ...
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... acute changes in cardiac status ( Rodstein and Camus , 1973 ) . The most common conditions were acute cor- onary artery insufficiency , multiple extrasys- toles , intermittent intraventricular conduction disturbances , sinus ...
... acute changes in cardiac status ( Rodstein and Camus , 1973 ) . The most common conditions were acute cor- onary artery insufficiency , multiple extrasys- toles , intermittent intraventricular conduction disturbances , sinus ...
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