Symptom management in the older adult

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 621-640

  Brown, Jennifer A ^a   Von Roenn, Jamie H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELECOXIB; CHLORPROMAZINE; CODEINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1 INHIBITOR; DESIPRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; MIRTAZAPINE; MODAFINIL; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORPETHIDINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PEMOLINE MAGNESIUM; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; RISPERIDONE; ROFECOXIB; TRAMADOL; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALDECOXIB; VALPROIC ACID; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ATAXIA; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DEATH; DELIRIUM; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG COST; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DYSPHORIA; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FECES IMPACTION; FIRST PASS EFFECT; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GERIATRIC CARE; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEPTIC ULCER; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; THROMBOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 8444227375     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.07.002     Document Type: Review

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