Continence Promotion in General Practice
Seiten
1991
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262043-9 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262043-9 (ISBN)
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A guide for GPs, nurses and those working with geriatric patients to help improve their management of incontinent patients. It gives practical advice on techniques of continence promotion at home and helps the reader to identify those patients who require hospital investigation and treatment.
A guide for GPs, nurses and those working with geriatric patients to help improve their management of incontinent patients. Incontinence can be a severe disability which causes patients much distress. Much progress has been made recently in the understanding of bladder function in people of all ages. As a result, a whole range of non-invasive treatments are available to the doctor treating a patient at home. As GPs become more aware of the treatment stategies, they will be better able to assess and manage their patients with urinary incontinence. The book offers practical advice on techniques of continence promotion at home and helps the reader to identify those patients who require hospital investigation and treatment.
A guide for GPs, nurses and those working with geriatric patients to help improve their management of incontinent patients. Incontinence can be a severe disability which causes patients much distress. Much progress has been made recently in the understanding of bladder function in people of all ages. As a result, a whole range of non-invasive treatments are available to the doctor treating a patient at home. As GPs become more aware of the treatment stategies, they will be better able to assess and manage their patients with urinary incontinence. The book offers practical advice on techniques of continence promotion at home and helps the reader to identify those patients who require hospital investigation and treatment.
What is urinary incontinence?; what causes urinary incontinence?; approach to the patient; identifying the underlying bladder disorder; treatment of bladder instability; treatment of stress incontinence; management of urinary retention; dementia syndrome and neurological causes; faecal incontinence; containing symptoms; catheter management; developments in continence promotion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.1991 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Maggie Clamp |
| Zusatzinfo | 9 line illustrations, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-262043-6 / 0192620436 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-262043-9 / 9780192620439 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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