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, and Fayez Shamoon, MD

Ashraf Y. Qaqa, MD, Ernest E. Federic...
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 Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Edi...
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

Sharon Leung, MD, Darlene LeFrancois, MD, and Lewis A. Eisen, MD

Sharon Leung, MD, Darlene LeFrancois,...
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, and John E. Snyder, MS, MD, FACP

Sangeeta Sastry, MD, and John E. Snyd...
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 Series Editor: Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD

Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
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

Marco Ruiz, MD, MPH, and Charles Cefalu, MD, MS

Marco Ruiz, MD, MPH, and Charles Cefa...
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, and Jonathan S. Appelbaum, MD

Mark J. Simone, MD, and Jonathan S. A...
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, and Micah L. Thorp, DO, MPH

Jessica W. Weiss, MD, Amanda F. Petri...
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