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Patient Case Study: An 88-year-old Man with Falls and Urinary Incontinence

Bruno Vellas, MD, PhD September 9, 2013 Objectives 1. Explain the concepts of pathological ageing, polypathologies, and vulnerability 2. Describe the principles related to prevention 3. Discuss how to evaluate autonomy and dependency, and examine assistance and...

Patient Case Study: An Older Man with Moderate Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia Who Never Leaves His House

Yves Rolland, MD, PhD January 28, 2015 Your patient, Mr. X, is 88 years old. He consults you regularly every three months for monitoring of a moderate hypertension and for hypercholesterolemia. He calls you because he feels too tired to move and he prefers that you...

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