کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2575787 1561309 2011 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Use of Orexigenic Medications in Geriatric Patients
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب سالمندان و علم پیری شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Use of Orexigenic Medications in Geriatric Patients
چکیده انگلیسی
In the presence of adequate food, weight loss most often is due to cytokine-associated cachexia and anorexia. Assessment of changes in appetite is essential to evaluating older persons with weight loss. When anorexia is identified, a search for reversible causes should be instituted. Intervention should first be aimed at the provision of adequate calories and protein, often in the form of high-density nutritional supplements. Failure to respond to adequate nutrition or supplements should trigger a concern for cachexia. Orexigenic drugs have been reported to improve appetite and produce weight gain. The mechanism is unknown, but it may relate to suppression of proinflammatory cytokines.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy - Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2011, Pages 97-108
نویسندگان
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