Author/Editor		Šorli, Jurij
Title		Obstruktivna pljučna bolezen pri starostnikih - problem z mnogimi obrazi
Translated title		Obstructive lung disease in the elderly - a multidimensional problem
Type		članek
Source		In: Hojs R, Krajnc I, Pahor A, editors. Zbornik predavanj in praktikum 11. srečanje internistov in zdravnikov splošne medicine Iz prakse za prakso z mednarodno udeležbo; 2000 maj 19-20; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 25-34
Language		slo
Abstract		Of the relatively frequent lung diseases in the elderly, those manifesting with obstruction in the airways contribute most importantly to increased mortality and rising health care expenses. Physicians attempting to diagnose these disease should bear in mind that already the normal aging lung has a tendency toward increased resistance in the airways, that symptomatology and clinical presentation in the elderly could be atypical and that comorbidity, notably from cardiovascular diseases, is common. Therapeutic interventions should consider changed pharmacokinetics and increased side effects. The therapeutic effects are better controlled by quality of life tests and the 6 minutes walking test compared to standard tests of lung function. Pulmonary rehabilitation as a continuous process must prevent muscular weakness, undernutrition and depression to be successful in the management of elderly patients with obstructive lung disease.
Descriptors		LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE AGED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS WALKING PULMONARY VENTILATION