Preoperative Testing and Medication Management

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 573-583

  Woolger, Judi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Dementia; Functional assessment; Geriatrics; Medication management; Preoperative evaluation

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INSULIN; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGING; CHILL; COGNITION; CONVALESCENCE; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; FAMILY; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARKINSONISM; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL STRESS; WOUND HEALING;

AFFECT; AGED; COGNITION; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 54549087731     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2008.07.001     Document Type: Review

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