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在初级保健中嗅觉和味觉障碍
Dillon J Savard1, Francesca G Ursua2, Heidi L Gaddey3
1David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California.
American family physician
|September 19, 2023
概括
嗅觉和味觉障碍影响许多老年人,影响生活质量,并可能信号严重的健康问题,如痴呆症. 这些感官功能障碍的早期发现和管理对于整体健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 神经学 神经学
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
背景情况:
- 嗅觉和味觉障碍的患病率随着年龄的增长而增加,影响生活质量和安全.
- 这些感官功能障碍可能是神经退行性疾病的早期指标,如痴呆症和帕金森病.
- 患者往往没有意识到自己的病情,强调了查的必要性.
研究的目的:
- 审查嗅觉和味觉障碍的原因,诊断和管理.
- 强调认识到这些疾病是潜在的严重潜在疾病的早期迹象的重要性.
- 为适当的诊断评估和治疗策略提供指导.
主要方法:
- 审查有关嗅觉和味觉功能障碍的现有文献.
- 讨论诊断方法,包括体检,鼻腔内镜和成像 (CT,MRI).
- 考虑针对特定患者群体进行嗅觉测试.
主要成果:
- 大多数疾病源于鼻疾病,但其他原因包括吸烟,药物,头部创伤和神经退行性疾病.
- 虽然有些病例在治疗可逆原因后得到解决,但在与创伤,衰老或神经退行相关的病例中,改善的可能性较小.
- 嗅觉训练显示,作为一种自我治疗疗法,可以改善嗅觉功能.
结论:
- 早期识别和治疗嗅觉和味觉障碍至关重要,因为它们会影响生活质量,并与严重的健康风险相关联.
- 医生应该在差异诊断中考虑这些疾病,特别是在老年人中.
- 应向患者提供安全措施的建议,例如确保功能警报和遵守食品的过期日期.
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