Booklet:	Asthma and the Elderly
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Asthma poses particular difficulties for people aged 65 and older. Far too many elderly people assume that the symptoms of asthma are indicative of increasing age, and tend to accept the disease. Complications arise from polypharmacy or when multiple diseases are present, and from the fact that polypharmacy can in itself create problems for the treatment of asthma.

The topics discussed in this booklet include:

Diagnosis in the elderly
Confirmation of the diagnosis
Assessment of severity
Medications
Other medications (non-asthma)

Further information is also available in this booklet on the role of the asthma educator as it relates to the elderly, with topics discussed including:

common triggers in the elderly
air pollution
choosing devices for the elderly
the annual influenza vaccination
challenges of dealing with the elderly

Description:

12 pages, 8 1/2 " by 7"
Softcover
Includes references