6: Special topics
Section 6 Special topics Childhood and adolescence Diabetes in the elderly Management of diabetes in women of childbearing age Surgery and diabetes Intercurrent illnesses Bariatric surgery Male and female sexual…
Dermatologic conditions in the elderly
Figure 35.1 Seborrheic keratoses: stuck-on, waxy, crumbling, hyperpigmented papules and plaques. Recognition and reassurance are all that is typically required when counseling patients. Although UV-induced signature mutations have been described…
Rehabilitation in the elderly
Figure 44.1 Older person with a high functional reserve who suffers a catastrophic illness. Figure 44.2 Person with a high functional reserve who suffers debilitating events but is able to…
Musculoskeletal injuries in the elderly
Figure 34.1 (A) Preoperative and (B) postoperative anteroposterior (AP) radiographs of a displaced periprosthetic fracture of the femur distal to a total hip replacement. The implant was stable in the…
Eye problems of the aged
Figure 39.1 Cross-section anatomy of the eye, orbit, and eyelids: (A, B) posterior lamellae of eyelid, (C) orbital septum, (D) orbital fat, (E) superior fornix and conjunctiva, (F) inferior fornix…
Implications of an aging society
Figure 53.1 Number of people aged 65 and over, by age group in selected years 1900–2010. Note: Data for 2020–2050 are projections of the population. Reference population: These data refer…
Driving and the older adult
Figure 51.1 Assessment of driving-related skills (ADReS). History The first step of a medical assessment for driving ability is a targeted history. Be alert for acute and chronic medical conditions,…
Pressure ulcers
Figure 36.1 New pressure ulcer conceptual framework (from Coleman et al., 2014). Because of the significant morbidity and mortality associated with pressure ulcers and because they are considered, for the…
Urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence
Only approximately one-third of incontinent women have UI or FI to such a degree that they viewed it as a significant bother.[2] Twelve percent of older women report severe or…
Human immunodeficiency virus in the elderly
Figure 24.1 Estimated diagnoses of HIV infection by age, 2011, United States. Screening and diagnosis Missed opportunities for screening: is it HIV or is it aging? Detection of HIV infection…
