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PSYCHOGERIATRICS 1973
ARIE, TOM
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Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.195
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SEVERE DIABETIC METABOLIC DECOMPENSATION IN THE ELDERLY
CAMPBELL, I. W.
MUNRO, J. F.
DUNCAN, L. J. P.
Articles
Of 211 episodes of severe diabetic metabolic decompensation, 27 (13 per cent) occurred in patients aged 60 years or more. In 26 of the latter one or more precipitating cause was found, infection being the most common. The initial clinical features and biochemical details and those after 24-hours treatment are described and the rationale of therapy discussed. Only one patient, admitted moribund, failed to survive the initial metabolic disturbance. Five others died, for reasons generally attributable to vascular disease. Our experience emphasizes the value of close biochemical monitoring and the importance of excluding reversible precipitating factors, especially infection, in such elderly patients.
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/199
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.199
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THE VALUE OF 125I FIBRINOGEN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN HEMIPLEGIA
DENHAM, M. J.
FARRAN, HELEN
JAMES, GLORIA
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Forty-nine patients with a recent hemiplegia were studied for evidence of thrombo-embolism using 125I-labelled fibrinogen. Nearly half had evidence of thrombo-embolism and over one-third had a thrombosis in the paralysed leg. The decay of the plasma radioactivity correlated well with leg scanning or post-mortem evidence of pulmonary embolism, and can therefore be used as an independent indicator of thrombosis. The method has distinct advantages over leg scanning in geriatric patients since it can give earlier warning of thrombosis, allow monitoring for 2–3 weeks and give useful information in situations where leg scanning can be misleading.
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.207
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CARDIOVASCULAR ASSESSMENT IN THE ELDERLY
MARTIN, A.
MILLARD, P. H.
Articles
One hundred and fourteen men and women of 70 years of age and over in the community have been studied with special reference to their blood pressure and electrocardiogram (e.c.g). It has been suggested that a diastolic blood pressure at 100 mm of Hg or above alone constitutes a criterion of hypertension. On this basis 26.3 per cent of all patients had hypertension. Hypertension did not seem to be related to age, sex or symptoms. Just over half of the patients had significant e.c.g. abnormalities, and there was a significant correlation between this and a diastolic blood pressure of 100 mm of Hg or more. There is a significant relationship between abnormal e.c.g.s and signs or symptoms referable to the cardiovascular system, and a tendency for more e.c.g.s to be abnormal with increasing age. We would question the value of the electrocardiogram as a screening test for elderly people.
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.211
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PROTEIN/POLYSACCHARIDE RELATIONSHIPS IN TISSUES SUBJECTED TO REPEATED STRESS THROUGHOUT LIFE II. THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
HALL, D. A.
REED, F. B.
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As indices of protein/polysaccharide relationships in intervertebral discs, moisture and collagen contents have been measured for both annulus and nucleus. The moisture content of the annulus, contrary to the observations of other workers, rises with age (above 30 years of age) whereas that of the nucleus falls with age. The collagen content of the annulus remains roughly constant throughout life until the seventh decade, thereafter rising rapidly. The nucleus on the other hand has a low collagen level throughout. This evidence is discussed in the light of the relative degrees of solvation of individual glycosaminoglycans and the possibility of the formation of protein/polysaccharide complexes.
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.218
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SOME ASPECTS OF DIVERTICULAR DISEASE OF THE COLON
SALTER, R. H.
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The changing concepts of the aetiology of diverticular disease of the colon have been reviewed and the importance of a high residue diet as part of the medical treatment of this condition is stressed. The use of sigmoid myotomy as an alternative to colonic resection when surgery is indicated is also discussed.
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.225
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THE EFFECT OF WHOLE-BONE EXTRACT ON 47Ca ABSORPTION IN THE ELDERLY
WINDSOR, A. C. M.
MISRA, D. P.
LOUDON, J. M.
STADDON, G. E.
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Oral radioactive calcium absorption tests were performed on 15 elderly osteoporotic patients of ages ranging from 70 to 98 years. Each individual had two tests using calcium gluconate and whole-bone extract as alternate carriers. It was found that the whole-bone extract significantly increased absorption of the tracer suggesting that it is a valuable medium for calcium administration in metabolic bone disease.
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.230
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AGEING IN AN ISLAND POPULATION OF THE HOUSE MOUSE
BELLAMY, D.
BERRY, R. J.
JAKOBSON, M. E.
LIDICKER, W. Z.
MORGAN, J.
MURPHY, H. M.
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House mice live freely all over the small Welsh island of Skokholm The population has been in existence for over 70 years and was studied intensively from 1960 to 1969. A presumed random sample from the island mice of 59 males and 58 females was killed, in September and data were collected on size, organ weights and structure, chemical composition, haematological traits, reproductive condition, and isozyme variants. The animals were allotted to eight age-classes on the basis of tooth wear, such that the oldest group were over a year old and had survived the previous winter, while the others had all been born in the current breeding season. Isozyme genotype frequencies showed that natural selection was operating on the mice, so that the age groups were not genetically homogeneous. Moreover discriminant function analysis produced good distinctions between isozyme phenotypes. This meant that any differences between the age-classes had to be determined on the data adjusted for genotypes as well as size. Nevertheless, a discriminant analysis could still recognize the different age-categories. Multiple regression studies made the identification of the contribution of relevant factors possible. A number of characters were shown to be age-correlated, and their importance varied in mice from different habitats; no one trait could adequately describe the observed changes with age. We conclude that ageing studies carried out on ‘standardized’ laboratory animals in a necessarily over-simplified experimental environment may give results misleading to gerontologists.
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.235
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WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION: GERIATRIC SECTION
H. M. H.,
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Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.251
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BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY: ANNUAL CLINICAL MEETING OF THE S.E. METROPOLITAN REGIONAL GROUP
NICHOLSON, W. J.
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Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/253
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.253
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BOOK REVIEWS
ADAMS, G. F.
Book-Reviews
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/257-a
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.257-a
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BOOK REVIEWS
WEDGWOOD, JOHN
Book-Reviews
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/257-b
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.257-b
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BOOK REVIEWS
ADAMS, G. F.
Book-Reviews
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.257
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BOOK REVIEWS
HALL, M. R. P.
Book-Reviews
Oxford University Press
1973-11-01 00:00:00.0
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http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/2/4/258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/2.4.258
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