How to manage chronic diseases in the elderly?

The management of chronic diseases in the elderly is mainly divided into four steps, including health consultation, health screening, immunization and drug intervention. The elderly should go to the regular hospital for health consultation as soon as possible to detect the disease early, and screen for chronic diseases, paying special attention to whether the family, especially parents, siblings, have a history of genetic tendency. such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, Alzheimer's and so on. Immunization is a wide range of benefits and good benefits of intervention, the elderly can choose to be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine, influenza vaccine and so on. When some chronic diseases are at an early stage, drug intervention can also improve the symptoms. Most of the chronic diseases of the elderly belong to aging diseases.

The management of chronic diseases in the elderly is mainly divided into four steps, including health consultation, health screening, immunization and drug intervention.

Once there is physical discomfort, the elderly should go to the regular hospital for health consultation as soon as possible to find the disease early, and also have regular physical examination to screen for chronic diseases. special attention should be paid to the family, especially parents, siblings, whether they have a history of genetic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, Alzheimer's disease, and so on. Immunization is a wide range of benefits and good benefits of intervention, the elderly can choose to be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine, influenza vaccine and so on. When some chronic diseases are at an early stage, drug intervention can also improve the symptoms. Most of the chronic diseases of the elderly are aging diseases, as long as we start as soon as possible, long-term standardized management, we can have a good functional level, maintain a healthy state of life, and achieve healthy aging.

It is also suggested that the elderly should pay more attention to health knowledge, improve their health literacy, and develop the healthy living habits of "three reductions and three health" (reducing salt, oil, sugar, healthy mouth, healthy weight, and healthy bones), so as to "get sick less, get sick later, and avoid serious illness". (source: Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University)

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