Epidemiology
Incidence of epilepsy in elderly: higher than in other age groups, prevalence is increasing due to increasing number of elderly
- Prevalence of epilepsy in elderly is higher than 1,8%.
- Incidence is higher in nursing homes
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Epidemiology
- Acute aortic syndrome that increases with age
Clasification: Stanford
- type A (ascending or proximal aorta)
- type B (aorta distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery)
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Epidemiology
- Usually due to stiffening, scarring, and calcification of aortic valve leaflets.
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Preoperative evaluation of chronic medication |
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Identify inappropriate medications for elderly patients
Definition: medications for which a better alternative drug exists and for which the potential risk outweighs the potential benefit.
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DEFINITIONS
- Micro- or macroscopic perforation of a diverticulum caused in most patients by erosion of the diverticular wall by increased intraluminal pressure
- Complicated diverticulitis: presence of a perforation, obstruction, fistula or an abscess (25 percent of patients diagnosed for the first time present); nearly all require surgery.
- Uncomplicated diverticulitis treated with bowel rest and antibiotics needs surgery only in up to 30% of patients.
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