KINE 3350 Lecture Notes - Blue-Collar Worker, Mandatory Retirement, Retirement Age
29 Mar 2014
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Many doctors are not trained to deal with elderly. We need more physicians dealing with geriatric conditions. They don"t know why they are taking them. Do specialists know all the drugs you are taking. 0. 05 or . 5 or 5 (hard to see difference when doctors write them) More is better and they take more. Vioxx for arthritis worked and people started taking more. People stop taking medications because they feel better. Pill containers are difficult to read and distinguish and open. They have to chop up some pills to take less. 3 main dangers: adverse effects/side effects. Should use the same pharmacy so they know which drugs they are taking. Store medication in cool place (not bathroom) A lot of people use internet to learn about drugs and often self-medicate themselves. They have found the personality types are pretty stable. A person whose cheerful at age 30 will be cheerful at age 70.
