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The study authors wanted to understand more about how the combination and long-term use of cardiovascular medications affected dementia risk in a more generalized population.
Non-pharmacological treatment options however, were found to have sustained improvements in sleep quality. [8] Flurazepam and other benzodiazepines such as fosazepam , and nitrazepam lost some of their effect after seven days administration in psychogeriatric patients. [ 9 ]
[55] [56] [57] However, as the Merck Manual of Geriatrics notes, "thiazide-type diuretics are especially safe and effective in the elderly." [ 58 ] Current UK guidelines suggest starting patients over the age of 55 years and all those of African/Afrocaribbean ethnicity firstly on calcium channel blockers or thiazide diuretics, whilst younger ...
Chlordiazepoxide is generally considered an inappropriate benzodiazepine for the elderly due to its long elimination half-life and the risks of accumulation. [10] Benzodiazepines require special precaution if used in the elderly, pregnancy, children, alcohol- or drug-dependent individuals and individuals with comorbid psychiatric disorders .
Significant toxicity from benzodiazepines can occur in the elderly as a result of long-term use. [112] Benzodiazepines , along with antihypertensives and drugs affecting the cholinergic system, are the most common cause of drug-induced dementia affecting over 10 percent of patients attending memory clinics.
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If this option is entertained, the patient should be stabilized prior to surgery, with supportive interventions such as the use of an intra-aortic balloon pump. [37] In patients developing cardiogenic shock after a myocardial infarction, both PCI and CABG are satisfactory treatment options, with similar survival rates. [38] [39]
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