Chronic anticholinergic: Toxicity identification and management in older patients

Geriatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 36-37

  Vangala, Vidyasagar R ^a   Tueth, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATROPINE; BUSPIRONE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DESLORATADINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYOSCYAMINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MECLOZINE; RISPERIDONE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BALANCE DISORDER; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PARANOIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; URINARY URGENCY; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 0038163797     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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