Volume 18 - Number 09 - October, 2010

Clinical Geriatrics

Decision Making About Feeding for Persons with Advanced Dementia
10/15/2010

Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD Associate Physician Editor, Clinical Geriatrics

Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CM...
Eating problems are frequent complications in patients with advanced dementia, and this complication is associated with high mortality.
10/15/2010
Bradycardia in a Fit, 82-Year-Old Male
10/15/2010

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Edi...
Bradycardia is defined as any slow heart rhythm with a rate under 60 beats per minute.
10/15/2010
Medical Care of Osteoporotic Pelvic Bone Fracture: The United Kingdom Experience
10/15/2010

Catherine Dotchin, MD, MRCP, and Yousif Shanshal, MB ChB, MRCP, MSc (Health Sciences)

Catherine Dotchin, MD, MRCP, and Yous...
Osteoporotic pelvic fractures, including sacral insufficiency fractures, are on the rise, particularly with the increasing elderly population.
10/15/2010
Feature
Feature
Overactive Bladder in the Older Woman
10/15/2010

Cory Harris, MD, and Phillip P. Smith, MD

Cory Harris, MD, and Phillip P. Smith...
There are multiple factors that may cause or precipitate OAB symptoms, which must be addressed to ensure correct diagnosis.
10/15/2010
Management of Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia
10/15/2010

Patricia A. Kountz, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CEN

Patricia A. Kountz, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC,...
Legionella is among the three most common causes of severe pneumonia in the community and likely will require an ICU admission.
10/15/2010
Macrovascular Disease in Elderly Patients with Diabetes
10/15/2010

Uma Gunasekaran, MD, and Michael J. Fowler, MD

Uma Gunasekaran, MD, and Michael J. F...
The macrovascular complications of diabetes are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients with diabetes.
10/15/2010
Peer Reviewed
Peer Reviewed
Evaluation and Management of Hearing Loss in Older Adults
10/15/2010

Deborah J. Weener, MD, Mark A. Zacharek, MD, and Preeti N. Malani, MD

Deborah J. Weener, MD, Mark A. Zachar...
Hearing loss is very common in the elderly, and leads to impairments in many domains of life.
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