Volume 19 - Number 2 - February 2011

Clinical Geriatrics

Mitral Annular Calcification as a Cause of Mitral Stenosis
02/23/2011
Ashraf Y. Qaqa, MD; Ernest E. Federici, MD; Addi Suleiman, MD; Irvin Goldfarb, MD; Fayez Shamoon, MD
The potential of MAC to cause symptomatic obstruction of the mitral valve may not be fully appreciated.
02/23/2011
Physician's Perspective
Physician's Perspective
Capacity to Make an Informed Decision: An Essential Component of Every Initial Patient Encounter
02/18/2011
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
Informed consent is the process by which a fully informed person can participate in specific choices concerning his or her healthcare.
02/18/2011
Photoclinic
kidney
Photoclinic
Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Precipitated by Zoledronic Acid–Induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Case of Polypharmacy in an Elderly Patient
02/18/2011
Lewis A. Eisen, MD; Sharon Leung, MD; Darlene LeFrancois, MD
Zoledronic acid was approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
02/18/2011
Point of View
Point of View
Will the New Medicare Rules Alter the Practice of Enteral Feeding in Patients With Advanced Dementia?
02/18/2011
Sangeeta Sastry, MD; John Snyder, MS, MD, FACP
It is important to examine, in general, the rationale behind the placement of gastrostomy tubes in hospitalized patients.
02/18/2011
Medicare Update
Medicare Update
Urgent Care in the Nursing Home: Aligning the Incentives
02/18/2011
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Perhaps nowhere are incentives more misaligned than they are when it comes to providing urgent care to a nursing home resident.
02/18/2011
Frailty Syndrome in Patients With HIV Infection
02/18/2011
Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS; Marco Ruiz, MD, MPH
Frailty syndrome is characterized by reduced physiologic reserve affecting multiple organ systems.
02/18/2011
Addressing the Needs of Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults
02/18/2011
Mark J. Simone, MD; Jonathan S. Appelbaum, MD
Older adults who are LGBT are a vulnerable group with specific healthcare needs that are largely unrecognized by healthcare professionals.
02/18/2011
Geriatrics
older adult hands
Geriatrics
Identification and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults
02/18/2011
Jessica W. Weiss, MD; Amanda F. Petrik, MS; Micah L. Thorp, DO, MPH
Given the high prevalence and increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the identification and management of patients need to be optimized.
02/18/2011