Pneumonia in the elderly - diagnosis and treatment in general practice
| dc.contributor.author | Tipping, B | |
| dc.contributor.author | De Villiers, L | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-18T07:20:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-18T07:20:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-12-21T10:21:13Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pneumonia is common in the elderly and clinical manifestations are frequently atypical. Pneumonia should be considered in any older person presenting with falls, confusion, incontinence, worsening comorbidities or a deterioration in functional status. The respiratory rate is the most reliable sign to alert the health carer to the presence of pneumonia. Therapy should follow the recommendations of the South African Pneumonia Guidelines. Prevention strategies include the prevention and management of aspiration, reduction in the use of neuroleptic medication, influenza vaccination, maintenance of oral hygiene, smoking cessation and possibly the use of the newer antiviral preparations. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Tipping, B., & De Villiers, L. (2006). Pneumonia in the elderly - diagnosis and treatment in general practice. <i>South African Family Practice</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17980 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Tipping, B, and L De Villiers "Pneumonia in the elderly - diagnosis and treatment in general practice." <i>South African Family Practice</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17980 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tipping, B., & De Villiers, L. (2006). Pneumonia in the elderly—diagnosis and treatment in general practice. South African Family Practice, 48(5), 24-28. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6190 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Tipping, B AU - De Villiers, L AB - Pneumonia is common in the elderly and clinical manifestations are frequently atypical. Pneumonia should be considered in any older person presenting with falls, confusion, incontinence, worsening comorbidities or a deterioration in functional status. The respiratory rate is the most reliable sign to alert the health carer to the presence of pneumonia. Therapy should follow the recommendations of the South African Pneumonia Guidelines. Prevention strategies include the prevention and management of aspiration, reduction in the use of neuroleptic medication, influenza vaccination, maintenance of oral hygiene, smoking cessation and possibly the use of the newer antiviral preparations. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Family Practice LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 2078-6190 T1 - Pneumonia in the elderly - diagnosis and treatment in general practice TI - Pneumonia in the elderly - diagnosis and treatment in general practice UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17980 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17980 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20786204.2006.10873391 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Tipping B, De Villiers L. Pneumonia in the elderly - diagnosis and treatment in general practice. South African Family Practice. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17980. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Cogent OA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Geriatric Medicine | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/za/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | South African Family Practice | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ojfp20/current | |
| dc.title | Pneumonia in the elderly - diagnosis and treatment in general practice | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |