Clinical laboratory findings in the elderly

Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial

Alvaro Pulchinelli Junior²  Abrão José Cury Jr.¹  Antônio Cantero Gimenes¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo Escola Paulista de Medicina

关键词: Clinical laboratory;    Elderly;    Geriatrics;    Physiology of aging;    Laboratório clínico;    Terceira idade;    Geriatria;    Fisiologia do envelhecimento;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1676-24442012000300004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aging of Brazilian population is inevitable. Thus, this article reviews the main aspects related to the elderly population, taking into account the particularities and problems encountered in the clinical laboratory when serving this population group. We start with a brief review of the aging process physiology and then discuss the difficulties of pre-analytical (appropriateness of care), analytical (main issues for this age group sorted into body system categories) and post-analytical phases.

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