Biomaterial Database

Physiatric therapeutics. 7. Geriatric rehabilitation. 1990

F U Steinberg, and B Z Dean

Jewish Hospital of St. Louis at Washington University School of Medicine, MO 63110.

This self-directed learning module highlights advances in geriatric rehabilitation. It is part of the chapter on physiatric therapeutics for the Self-Directed Medical Knowledge Program Study Guide for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This section includes complications caused by cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairments, and adverse drug reactions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012046	Rehabilitation	Restoration of human functions to the maximum degree possible in a person or persons suffering from disease or injury.	Habilitation
D003072	Cognition Disorders	Disorders characterized by disturbances in mental processes related to learning, thinking, reasoning, and judgment.	Overinclusion,Disorder, Cognition,Disorders, Cognition
D005853	Geriatrics	The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.	Gerontology
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000375	Aging	The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.	Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D001634	Bibliographies as Topic	Works about lists of books, articles, and other publications.	Bibliography as Topic,Bibliographies as Topics,Bibliography as Topics,Topic, Bibliographies as,Topic, Bibliography as,Topics, Bibliographies as,Topics, Bibliography as,as Topic, Bibliographies,as Topic, Bibliography,as Topics, Bibliographies,as Topics, Bibliography
D064420	Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions	Disorders that result from the intended use of PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. Included in this heading are a broad variety of chemically-induced adverse conditions due to toxicity, DRUG INTERACTIONS, and metabolic effects of pharmaceuticals.	Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction,Adverse Drug Event,Adverse Drug Reaction,Drug Side Effects,Drug Toxicity,Side Effects of Drugs,Toxicity, Drug,Adverse Drug Events,Adverse Drug Reactions,Drug Event, Adverse,Drug Events, Adverse,Drug Reaction, Adverse,Drug Reactions, Adverse,Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction,Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions,Drug Side Effect,Drug Toxicities,Effects, Drug Side,Reactions, Adverse Drug,Side Effect, Drug,Side Effects, Drug,Toxicities, Drug