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This case study will focus on an elderly gentleman Mr. H, a 92yo man admitted for inpatient rehab post left AKA for Transfemoral, elderly, pre-prosthetic, cardiac, comorbidities, equal-opportunity

* Hospital admissions and health care costs * Involves health care professional direction and supervision with the same level of expertise and

...of pneumonia in those admitted to [[Physiotherapists Role in ICU|intensive care units]] (ICU) or on mechanical [[Ventilation and Weaning|ventilation]]. 9/1 # The elderly are more are risk of developing HAP.<ref>Radiopedia [https://radiopaedia.or

...atients due to a high-energy trauma (e.g. a motor vehicle accident) and in elderly patients due to a low-energy trauma (e.g. a fall). The underlying mechanism ...and D’Alonzo classification.<ref>J. Jallo et al. Neurotrauma and critical care of the spine. Thieme Medical Publishers et al. 2009 [Level 5]</ref><ref nam

...reventive health. The work is conducted in close contact with other health care professions. They can also choose to work on health prevention, development ...olds 6 executive meetings per year and furthers liaisons with other health care professions and authorities.<ref name="p4" />&nbsp;To be accepted as a memb

...72/344 dentifying and treating older patients with malnutrition in primary care: the MUST screening tool]. British Journal of General Practice. 2018 Jul 1; ...ose most at risk are the elderly, half of older Australians living in aged care or at home are either at risk of malnutrition or are malnourished.

...>Berg KO, Wood-Dauphinee SL, Williams JI, Maki B. Measuring balance in the elderly: validation of an instrument. Canadian journal of public health= Revue cana ...">Berg K, Wood-Dauphinee S, Williams JI, Maki, B: Measuring balance in the elderly: Validation of an instrument. Can. J. Pub. Health, July/August supplement 2

...ysiotherapy involvement for older people, especially those with [[Falls in elderly|falls]], [[Stroke: Physiotherapy Treatment Approaches|stroke]], [[arthritis # There is strong evidence on the effectiveness of primary care/community-based [https://www.physio-pedia.com/images/0/04/Falls_prevention.

...ws that the recommended amounts of [[Proteins|protein]] may be too low for elderly people. ...imal [[Health Literacy|health]], which may be of greater importance in the elderly.

* Assesses standing balance and functional mobility in the elderly population. ...M)|Functional Independence Measure]] and [[Elderly Mobility Scale|Modified Elderly Mobility Scale]]<ref name="haines" />. It has shown high correlation with t

...f fatigue in older adults: the FACIT Fatigue Scale (version 4). Supportive Care in Cancer. 2015;23(5):1355-64.</ref>. However, many older persons report co ...tions and in the general population and in special populations such as the elderly and those living in rural areas.

...original version, shortened version, expanded version, short form version, elderly version and pediatric version. <ref>Guillemin F, Coste J, Pouchot J, Ghezai ...parisons of five health status instruments for orthopaedic evaluation. Med Care 1990; 28:632-42.</ref>

...ame="Ebrahim">Ebrahim SBJ, Sainsbury R, Watson S. FootfckLRproblems of the elderly: a hospital survey. BMJfckLR1981; 283: 949–50.</ref>.&nbsp; ...g can be done about it<ref name="Munro">BJ Munro and JR Steele (1998) Foot-care awareness. A survey of persons aged 65 years and older. Journal of the Amer

[[File:Elderly woman.jpeg|thumb|Frail lady with carer]] * Intended Population: Frail elderly population, all individuals [[Older People Introduction|> 65 years]] should

...examination and most appropriate rehabilitation process for an individual elderly patient with a lower limb amputation transtibial, elderly patient, PVD

*A history of mass immigration, mostly of the young leaving their elderly behind. ...vice&nbsp;has seen the specialism evolve from 'geriatrics' to 'Care of the Elderly', now simply to addressing the population as they are i.e. older adults.

...d atrophic gastritis and altered hepatic drug metabolism are common in the elderly. ...r in many joints and this, combined with the loss of muscle mass, inhibits elderly patients' locomotion.

...Tschopp O, Lacraz A, Vischer UM. 2005, Major lower limb amputations in the elderly observed over ten years: the role of diabetes and peripheral arterial disea ...of the multidisciplinary team were involved in this patient's care. Wound care nursing, the surgeon and general practitioner and prosthetics as well as da

A case study of a diabetic elderly amputee patient in the United Kingdom: Amputee Case Study elderly, diabetic, trans-tibial amputation, physiotherapy, [[Amputee Rehabilitation

...s to participation in physical activity and exercise among middle-aged and elderly individuals. Singapore Med J. 2013;54(10):581-6.</ref>: ...active enough', 'do not know how to do it' and 'too lazy', while those for elderly respondents were 'too tired', 'lack of motivation' and 'already active enou