RESUMEN
In the ordinary course of aging, individuals change their body composition, mainly reducing their skeletal muscle mass and increasing their fat mass. In association, muscle strength and functionality also decrease. The geriatric assessment allows knowing the baseline situation of the patients, determines the impact of diseases, and defines specific treatments. There are various tools to evaluate the health condition of older people. These tools include the assessment scales of necessary Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), physical and functional assessment scales, and instruments that assess the cognitive state of the person. There are several strategies that have been proposed to combat skeletal muscle atrophy due to aging, such as physical exercise, nutritional supplements, or drugs. Some researchers have highlighted the efficacy of the combination of the mentioned strategies. In this chapter, we will focus only on physical exercise as a strategy to reduce skeletal muscle loss during aging.
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Envejecimiento/patología , Terapia por Ejercicio , Músculo Esquelético/patología , Sarcopenia/diagnóstico , Sarcopenia/terapia , Actividades Cotidianas , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Evaluación Geriátrica , Humanos , Fuerza Muscular , Sarcopenia/patologíaRESUMEN
O presente trabalho é uma análise de 304 casos de tiroidectomias realizadas no Hospital Santa Isabel, em Blumenau-SC, no período entre janeiro de 1985 e dezembro de 1994. Analisar as tiroidectomias realizadas no Hospital Santa Isabel, desde um período anterior à implantaçäo de um serviço especializado de Cirúrgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, comparando os dados obtidos, com a literatura associada. Realizou-se um levantamento dos registros de todos os pacientes que sofreram tiroidectomias neste hospital, no período entre 1985 e 1994,através dos serviços de arquivos médicos e de anatomia patológica...