Pneumonia in elderly dementia patients

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      compared geographic pattern of pneumonia and influenza hospitalisations between dementia patients (n=821,255) and elderly population (n=6,277,684)27. Mean length of stay for hospitalisation due to influenza was 6.1 (SD 4.9) in dementia patients …

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      Most elderly depressed patients can be treated as an outpatient. ... pneumonia or major surgery can cause delirium. Minor problems like fecal impaction, bladder infection, and over-the-counter medications can cause delirium in persons with dementia. Some delirious patients …

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      Twenty-five patients with dementia had improvement in cognitive function when their co-morbid conditions, (heart failure, pneumonia, etc.), were treated. Larson believed that overemphasis on distinguishing reversible from irreversible dementias in the elderly …

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      Dementia patients will not remember symptoms or home-care instructions. Dental disease may cause agitation, hostility or weight loss in dementia patients. Dementia patients may not understand verbal directions. Dementia patients …

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      DECISION MAKING FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED DEMENTIA AND A HIP FRACTURE ... Hip fractures in the elderly are associated with an increase in all-cause mortality with an overall mortality of 13% at 3 months and 23% at 12-months (3). ... (heart attack, pneumonia…

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      3) Discuss the rational approach to follow when deciding about empiric therapy for a community acquired bacterial pneumonia in an elderly patient. 4) List nephrotoxic antimicrobials . 5) Discuss the …

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    • [DOC File]Infections in the Elderly - POGOe

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      Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is the leading cause of pneumonia requiring hospitalisation in all age groups. The classic presentation of pneumococcal pneumonia is an abrupt onset of fever, …

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      Medication administration is often challenging in end-stage dementia, as patients frequently refuse or are unable to swallow oral medications. It is best to discontinue medications that do not directly benefit quality of life. Recurrent pneumonia …

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