Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Pain affects people with dementia as much as it does anyone else
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Pain affects people with dementia as much as it does anyone else
Wednesday 9 May 2018, 10:07 AM

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ELDER HEALTH
People with dementia are often less able to identify, define and report the pain they feel, so it takes extra attention to make sure this aspect of care is not missed
Key points
The sources of pain are the same as with all older people, except the person with dementia has trouble identifying, defining and repo
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