Volume 17 - Number 08 - August, 2009

Clinical Geriatrics

Are New Parameters Needed in Treating the “Old-Old”?
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Albert J. Finestone, MD, MSc, FACP

Albert J. Finestone, MD, MSc, FACP ...
With advancing age, an increasing number of healthy individuals have laboratory signs of heightened coagulation enzyme activity.
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Colorectal Cancer
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<p>Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in the U.S.</p>
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Bringing Together the Disciplines of Geriatrics and Developmental Disability
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Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Edi...
As the U.S. government tackles the issue of healthcare reform, it is time to consider giving special recognition for efforts of geriatrics professionals.
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Changing and Maintaining Health Behaviors: Adherence and Compliance Issues
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Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP

Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAA...
Motivation to initiate and adhere to healthy behaviors for an older individual involves complex multidimensional factors that must be evaluated on an individual basis.
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Geriatrics
Geriatrics
Healthcare Issues in Aging Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities
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Carl V. Tyler Jr, MD, MS, and Garey Noritz, MD

Carl V. Tyler Jr, MD, MS, and Garey N...
Many aging adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities are facing healthcare issues and difficulties.
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Anemia in the Elderly
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Ronald H. Lands, MD

Ronald H. Lands, MD
Since most of the congenital anemias will have been diagnosed before old age, the number of possible causes of anemia in older persons is small .
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Acute Mental Status Changes in Two Patients Taking Capecitabine: A Case Report
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Faustino Gonzalez, MD, and Cristal Gates, PharmD

Faustino Gonzalez, MD, and Cristal Ga...
Capecitabine is an oral chemotherapeutic agent that is used to treat solid gastrointestinal tumors.
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Psychiatry Rounds
Psychiatry Rounds
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a 62-Year-Old Male
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Michelle Conroy, MD, Jessica Barber, PhD, MA, and Elizabeth A. Clark, MA Series Editor: Melinda S. Lantz, MD

Michelle Conroy, MD, Jessica Barber, ...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is characterized by a pattern of anxiety, both actively experienced and anticipatory, coupled with an avoidance response.
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