Dialysis considerations in the elderly patient.
This brief review discusses several aspects of dialytic care pertinent to the older dialysis patient. Heart disease, nutrition, and the quality of life for these patients are considered.
Henrich
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas.
D000368:Aged; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality