Chapter-14 Elderly patients
BOOK TITLE: Clinical Examination
Author
1. Cartledge Peter
2. Cartledge Catherine
3. Lockey Andrew
ISBN
9781907816758
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12226_14
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2014
Pages
12
Author Affiliations
1.
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK,
Yale University, Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, Kigali, Rwanda
2.
Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, Leeds, UK,
Kigali, Rwanda
3.
Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust, Halifax, UK
Chapter keywords
Elderly patients,
Chronological age,
geriatric giants,
polypharmacy,
postural hypotension,
senile purpura,
pulmonary crackles,
kyphosis