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Accidental Hypothermia In Medico-Legal Practice, Keith A. Mant
Accidental Hypothermia In Medico-Legal Practice, Keith A. Mant
MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly
The autopsy findings in 28 cases of fatal hypothermia have been described. Hypothermia, in temperate climates, is one of the complications of longevity. The hypothermic state may be precipitated by a wide range of natural diseases, especially chronic cardiac disease. The classical case of hypothermia may be recognized at post-mortem by the myxoedematous appearance of the patient and the presence of gastric and pancreatic lesions.
The Older Population And The Aged Patient, Ewald W. Busse
The Older Population And The Aged Patient, Ewald W. Busse
MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly
Modern medical practice requires that the physician and other members of the health team have full appreciation of the impact of disease and disability upon identifiable groups of patients and recognize how nonmedical factors affect treatment and prognosis. It is important for the physician to have some idea of the patient's socioeconomic status and the actual and potential number of patients with not only a common diagnosis, but also similarities in their living conditions. With such knowledge, the physician can be much more realistic and efficient in his therapeutic efforts. Persons 65 years of age and over are commonly referred …