- The Clinical Course of Advanced Dementia
[作者:Mitchell, SL; Teno, JM; Kiely, DK; Shaffer, ML; Jones, RN; Prigerson, HG; Volicer, L; Givens, JL; Hamel, MB,期刊:New England Journal of Medicine, 页码:1529-1538 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2009年361-16]
- BACKGROUNDDementia is a leading cause of death in the United States but is underrecognized as a terminal illness. The clinical course of nursing home residents with advanced dementia has not been well described.METHODSWe...
- Functional Status of Elderly Adults before and after Initiation of Dialysis
[作者:Tamura, MK; Covinsky, KE; Chertow, GM; Yaffe, K; Landefeld, CS; McCulloch, CE,期刊:New England Journal of Medicine, 页码:1539-1547 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2009年361-16]
- BACKGROUNDIt is unclear whether functional status before dialysis is maintained after the initiation of this therapy in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).METHODSUsing a national registry of patients un...
- Bacterial Diarrhea
[作者:DuPont, HL,期刊:New England Journal of Medicine, 页码:1560-1569 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2009年361-16]
- A 47-year-old man reports a 1-week history of diarrhea, with grossly bloody stools for the past 5 days, a reports no history of travel, contacts with sick persons, or underlying gastrointestinal disease. How should he be...
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