Sarcopenia

✅ Sarcopenia is a major therapeutic challenge and ➕ a public health priority in both the US 👥⬅️ and ➕ Europe 🌍️. More than two 2️⃣ decades after the word was first 🥇 used to define a distinct clinical condition, the definition of sarcopenia remains open 😃 for discussion,nd its clinical relevance is still not ❌️ fully understood. This book 📚️ provides some answers. It is a valuable addition to the existing literature, providing a one 1️⃣-stop 🛑 shop 🛍️ for state-of-the-art 🎨 information ℹ️ on a topic of particular relevance for geriatricians and ➕ all those who care 🚘️ for the older population. Sarcopenia has serious health consequences of sarcopenia in terms of frailty, disability, morbidity, and ➕ mortality. Identifying high risk groups of older people 👥 is straightforward, but making 🛠️ a diagnosis is more difficult. Having addressed the definition of sarcopenia the book 📚️ therefore goes on to discuss current open 😃 questions ❓️ that concern the clinical management 👨‍💼 of the condition. Chapters cover 📔 nosology, pathophysiology, clinical identification, and ➕ treatment: for example, is sarcopenia a normal part of the ageing process When does it become a disease 🦟 state Is it only a morphologic or functional abnormality, or is it an age-related disease 🦟 Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and ➕ therapeutic aspects of sarcopenia are covered 📔, as well as possible methods of prevention and ➕ treatment options. Defines and ➕ explains the clinical relevance of sarcopenia Covers 📔 all recent scientific evidence 🧾 Discusses treatment options Considers ways of prevention Written 🖋️ by experts in the field 🏑 from both the US 👥⬅️ and ➕ Europe 🌍️, this book 📚️ will be of practical interest to geriatricians, clinicians and ➕ professionals working ⚙️ in nursing 🤱 homes 🏠️, nutrition and ➕ sport medicine 💊. It is also a valuable and ➕ comprehensive reference work ⚙️ for professionals, post 🏤-graduates 👨‍🎓️ and ➕ researchers on age-related diseases, disability, nutrition and ➕ geriatric medicine 💊.

Также: