Diseases of the Arteries
Diseases of the Arteries
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动脉疾病
DOI：
10.1136/bmj.2.5711.718-a
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发表时间：
1970
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通讯作者：
D. I. Abramson
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作者：
D. I. Abramson
这个标准文本的新版本集中在老年人医疗保健的那些方面，这些方面在某种程度上不同于年轻人的医疗问题。因此，它是标准教科书的补充和补充，因为除了儿科医生之外，所有医生都会发现他们工作的主要部分是老年人，这本书是必读的。将老年医学视为一门专业的理由是基于一系列老年人特有的病理过程、临床症状和治疗方法。第一章大致涵盖了这方面的内容，对于那些还没有实践其中的戒律的人来说，尤其是对于那些可能对当地老年部门的做法和政策持批评态度的人来说，这一章读起来很有趣。第二章涵盖了年轻人生理和解剖学上的变化，这些变化在老年人中普遍存在，被认为是正常的。有一章是关于病理学的，一章是关于精神病学的，还有一章是关于全身性疾病的。最后，有关于外科、康复和社会医学的评论。这些章节都被严格压缩，大概是为了保持整本书的篇幅短小，但遗憾的是，它们没有以充满活力的风格展开，这使得这本书的前一部分读起来如此有趣。也许那些埋头于大部头著作的大学生会祝福作者克制自己，而且必须承认，相关的事实是以浓缩的形式彻底呈现出来的。在向英国老年医学先驱沃伦博士致敬时，特雷弗·豪厄尔博士写道：“……那些被承认患有所谓‘慢性病’的老年人，他们的健康状况得到改善，并恢复了正常的活动，这常常使除沃伦医生以外的所有人感到惊讶。”太多的医生仍然缺乏沃伦博士那样的信心，但这本书将帮助一些人学习她的榜样。大肠WOODFORD-WILLIAMS。
The new edition of this standard text concentrates on those aspects of the medical care of the aged which differ in some way from the medical problems of younger adults. It is therefore both supplementary and complementary to the standard textbooks, and since all doctors except paediatricians will find that a major part of their work is with aged people this book is obligatory reading. The case for regarding geriatric medicine as a specialty is based on a formidable array of pathological processes, clinical syndromes, and therapeutic methods which are special to the aged. The first chapter covers this ground in general terms and makes interesting reading for those who are not already practising the precepts in it, and especially for those who mayjeel critical of the practices and policies of their local geriatric department. The second chapter covers those physiological and anatomical variations from the young adult which are so generally foundin the aged as to be accepted as normal. There is a chapter on pathology, one on psychiatry, and a section on systemic diseases. Finally, there are comments on surgery, rehabilitation, and social medicine. These chapters are severely compressed, presumably in order to keep the whole book small, but it is a pity that they were not expanded in the vigorous style which makes the early part of the book such interesting reading. Perhaps the undergraduate, buried in large tomes, will bless the author for restraining himself, and it must be admitted that the relevant facts are thoroughly presented in condensed form. In a tribute to Dr. Warren, the pioneer in British geriatric medicine, Dr. Trevor Howell writes"... oldfolk, admitted as so-called'chronic sick', often surprised everybody except Dr. Warren by improving and returning to reasonable health and activity." Too many doctors still lack Dr. Warren's confidence, but this book will help some to follow her example. E. WOODFORD-WILLIAMS.