TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 56. Aging & Renal Disease A1 - Dimkovic, Nada B. A1 - Oreopoulos, Dimitrios G. A2 - Lerma, Edgar V. A2 - Berns, Jeffrey S. A2 - Nissenson, Allen R. Y1 - 2009 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension AB - As the elderly population continues to grow, the diagnosis and treatment of renal diseases become challenges for the everyday nephrology practice. Although elderly patients are prone to the same diseases of the kidney as younger patients, the diagnostic criteria are not so clearly defined. Anatomic and functional age-induced changes often overlap pathologic processes. The resulting reduced renal function decreases the individual's capacity to respond to a variety of stresses and has important clinical implications for diagnosis and treatment. Comorbid conditions, the absence of classic symptoms, “symptomless” conditions in those with impaired consciousness, and the poor correlation between clinical presentation and the etiology of disease make the diagnosis of renal diseases in the elderly even more difficult. Finally, several pathologic conditions of the kidneys might occur simultaneously in the elderly. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6341781 ER -