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Terapia December 2023 NR 12 ( 431 )

Diseases of old age

Editor of the issue: prof. dr hab. n. med. Zyta Beata Wojszel

Contents:

Deficiency anemias in elderly patients

    Authors:
  • lek. Agnieszka Sulik
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Zyta Beata Wojszel
Keywords: anemia, nutritional deficiencies, iron, vitamin B12, folic acid, elderly people

Dry and pruritic skin in elderly patients

    Authors:
  • lek. Mateusz Matwiejuk
  • dr hab. n. med. Hanna Myśliwiec
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Iwona Flisiak
Keywords: dry skin, skin itching, aging

Burning mouth syndrome - where to look for the cause and treatment options

    Authors:
  • dr n. med. Marta Świętek
Keywords: burning mouth syndrome, pain and discomfort in the mouth, dry mouth

Difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis in the elderly in light of the 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines and our own clinical experience

    Authors:
  • lek. Anna Kubiczek
  • dr n. med. Małgorzata Fedyk-Łukasik
  • dr hab. n. med. Barbara Gryglewska, prof. UJ
Keywords: infective endocarditis, management guidelines, elderly people

Management of arrhythmias in patients with the frailty syndrome. Discussion of the latest position of international cardiological societies 2023

    Authors:
  • dr n. med. Agnieszka Kasiukiewicz
Keywords: frailty, older people, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, anticoagulants, pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization therapy

Heart failure in the elderly – a general practitioner's guide

    Authors:
  • dr hab. n. med. Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka
Keywords: heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, polimorbidity, treatment

Diabetic neuropathy - diagnosis and treatment

    Authors:
  • lek. Justyna Rentflejsz
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Zyta Beata Wojszel
Keywords: diabetes mellitus, long-term complications, neuropathy, diagnosis, treatment

Pharmacological management of chronic noncancer pain in frail older people

    Authors:
  • lek. Lucyna Gruszkowska-Prochera
  • dr hab. n. med. Barbara Gryglewska, prof. UJ
Keywords: older people, frailty, chronic pain, analgesia, polypharmacy

What is new in the vaccinations recommended to elderly patients

    Authors:
  • lek. Marta Niwińska
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Sławomir Chlabicz
Keywords: vaccinations, elderly, prevention, infections

Sarcopenia - what therapeutic interventions can we offer to older patients?

    Authors:
  • Aleksandra Wojszel
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Zyta Beata Wojszel
Keywords: sarcopenia, dynapenia, malnutrition, risk factors, elderly people, physical exercise, nutritional intervention

Vitamin deficiencies, cognitive disorders and dementia

    Authors:
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Zyta Beata Wojszel
Keywords: cognitive functions; cognitive deterioration; prevention; risk factors; hypovitaminosis

The importance of geriatrics education from a European perspective

    Authors:
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Zyta Beata Wojszel
  • dr n. o zdr. Łukasz Magnuszewski
  • dr n. med. Karolina Piotrowicz
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Jerzy Gąsowski
  • dr n. med. Agnieszka Kasiukiewicz
  • dr Marina Kotsani
  • dr Sofia Duque
Keywords: geriatric medicine; geriatrics; education; European standards; older people

Chronic fatigue in long-COVID – therapeutic and rehabilitation challenges

    Authors:
  • prof. dr hab. n. med. Beata Tarnacka
Keywords: long-COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome, rehabilitation