Pharmacotherapy guidelines for the aged by family doctors for the use of family doctors: Part D Basic conditions supporting drug treatment.

Physiological changes in old age: loss of muscle mass; reduction in bone mass; percentage of fat increased; lower amount of body water; lack of thirst; diminishing kidney function (caution: sufficient intake of fluids: 1.5-2 l and moderate intake of protein 8 g/kg body weight); reduced secretion of digestive enzymes, delayed emptying of stomach (which means premature feeling of repletion). Lack of fluids and nutrition is therefore likely.

Pharmacotherapy guidelines for the aged by family doctors for the use of family doctors - Part C Special Pharmacology.

This article contains the 4th part of the Pharmacotherapy Guidelines for the Aged by Family Doctors for Family Doctors. Part 4 is dedicated to fecal incontinence and chronic constipation. The diagnostic categories are divided according to severity and dysfuntion of bowel and pelvic floor, sphincter and neural control.

Pharmacotherapy guidelines for the aged by family doctors for the use of family doctors: part C--Special pharmacology.

The part "Special pharmacology of the aged" of this guideline contains recommendations for typical conditions in the family doctors practice: in the January issue 2009 dementia and Morbus Parkinson, in this issue osteoporosis and urinary incontinence and in the next issue rectal incontinence and obstipation. This issue of the IJCPT contains the third part of the Pharmacotherapy guidelines for the aged by family doctors for family doctors. Part 3: Osteoporosis and urinary incontinence.

Pharmacotherapy guidelines for the aged by family doctors for the use of family doctors.

Part C of the guideline is preceded by Part B General Pharmacology IJCPT. 2008; 46: 600 - 617. Included in Part C are practical guidelines for improving the therapy of some age-specific diseases and problems commonly encountered in general practice.

[Obesity treatment in rehabilitation clinics--explanations and remarks on implementing clinical practice guideline].

Unlabelled: This paper focuses on the improvement of obesity treatment during in-patient rehabilitation.

Assignment: The diagnosis of obesity rarely is in the foreground of assignment to rehabilitation. Obesity is the primary diagnosis in only about 1 % of all adipose patients; the term is also non-specific with respect to the causal role in the Metabolic Syndrome.