TY - BOOK AU - Weber,Pavel TI - Elderly patients with multi-morbidity, frailty, and geriatric syndromes: therapeutic problem of contemporary and incoming medicine at intensive care unit (ICU) from the geriatrician's viewpoint T2 - Aging issues, health and financial alternatives SN - 9781617616501 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Nova Science KW - Older people KW - Diseases KW - Aging KW - Physiological aspects KW - Comorbidity KW - Frail elderly KW - Critical care medicine KW - physiology KW - Frail Elderly KW - Geriatrics KW - Critical Care N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Clinical gerontology and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) -- Geriatric patient particularities -- Biology of ageing -- Demographic analysis of contemporary and futural world population -- Characteristics of ageing -- Some specifics of geriatric medicine -- Iatrogenia versus polypharmacy -- Problems and complications of polypharmacy -- Multimorbidity in old age and its relations -- Dehydration : water, natrium, and potassium disturbances in the elderly organ systems in old age and their specifics -- Delirium -- Thermoregulatory disorders UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?custid=ns123844&authtype=ip,shib&direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=439594 ER -