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Overview of Aging

WEBGerontology is the study of the aging process, including physical, mental, and social changes. The information is used to develop strategies and programs for improving the …

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Overview of Preventive Care

WEBPreventive care also focuses on diagnosing problems before symptoms or complications develop, when the chances of recovery are greatest. When done well, prevention …

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Hospital Care and Older Adults

WEBAlmost half of adults who occupy hospital beds are ≥ 65 years; this proportion is expected to increase as the population ages. Inpatient hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, home …

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Overview of Phosphate's Role in the Body

WEBOverview of Phosphate's Role in the Body - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.

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Overview of Prevention in Older Adults

WEBOverview of Prevention in Older Adults. For older adults, prevention focuses mainly on preventing disease, frailty, accidents (ie, unintentional injury), iatrogenic complications, …

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Capacity to Make Health Care Decisions

WEBThe law recognizes that adults—in most states, people age 18 and older—have the right to manage their own affairs and conduct personal business, including the right to make …

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Overview of Rehabilitation

WEBOverview of Rehabilitation. By Zacharia Isaac, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Reviewed/Revised Dec 2023. VIEW PROFESSIONAL VERSION. Rehabilitation …

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Three Levels of Prevention

WEBThree Levels of Prevention. The three levels of prevention are primary, secondary, and tertiary. In primary prevention, a disorder is actually prevented from developing. In …

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Disorders in Older People

WEBDisorders that were once likely to result in death for older people, such as heart attacks, hip fractures, and pneumonia, can often be treated and controlled. With treatment, many …

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Understanding Medical Terms

WEBBut often the key to understanding medical terms is focusing on their components (prefixes, roots, and suffixes). For example, spondylolysis is a combination of "spondylo, " which …

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Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care

WEBLegal capacity (competency): The right and ability to manage one’s own affairs (usually starting at age 18 in most states). Legal incapacity (incompetency): The inability to …

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Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine

WEBThe greatest health risk of CAM is likely . Use of an unproven therapy instead of a proven conventional therapy to treat a life-threatening disorder. dietary supplements (which are …

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Treatment of Mental Illness

WEBMedicines. Talk therapy (psychotherapy or counseling) For most mental health disorders, a combination of medicine and talk therapy is more effective than either one by itself. …

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Promoting Optimal Health and Development of Children

WEBPreventive health care visits (also called well-child visits) are important for the promotion and maintenance of good health in infants (see Preventive Health Care Visits in …

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Capacity (Competence) and Incapacity

WEBHistorically, “incapacity” was considered primarily a clinical finding, and “incompetency” was considered a legal finding. That distinction, at least in terminology, is no longer firmly …

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Overview of Anxiety Disorders

WEBOverview of Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness, worry, or unease that is a normal human experience. It is also present in a wide range of mental health …

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Medical Assessment of the Patient With Mental Symptoms

WEBHistory of present illness should note the nature of symptoms and their onset, particularly whether onset was sudden or gradual and whether symptoms followed any possible …

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Vitamin C Deficiency

WEBIn adults, primary vitamin C deficiency is usually due to. Inadequate diet. The need for dietary vitamin C is increased by febrile illnesses, inflammatory disorders (particularly …

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