Volume 19 - Number 4 - April 2011

Clinical Geriatrics

First Report®
First Report®
American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 27th Annual Meeting
07/15/2013
American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 27th Annual Meeting: March 24-27, 2011 National Harbor, MD
07/15/2013
Premonition
04/29/2011

William E. Byrd, MD, FACP

William E. Byrd, MD, FACP
A fictional memoir demonstrating the problem of more physicians are having to practice medicine longer.
04/29/2011
Courses and Conferences
Courses and Conferences
Current Courses and Conferences
04/13/2011
Courses and conferences during May 2011.
04/13/2011
Tip Sheets for Older Adults
Tip Sheets for Older Adults
Tips for Safely Surfing the Internet
04/13/2011
There are some smart and easy steps to make sure that the information you read on the internet is acurate, safe, and expert.
04/13/2011
First Report®
First Report®
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2011 Annual Meeting
04/13/2011
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2011 Annual Meeting: March 18-21, 2011 San Antonio, TX
04/13/2011
Physician's Perspective
Physician's Perspective
The Importance of One’s Choice of Words and Keeping to Reality During Patient Encounters
04/13/2011

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

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACPEdit...
Busy healthcare practitioners often pay too little attention to how their actions and words affect others, particularly ill patients.
04/13/2011
Case Report
Case Report
Reversible, Chronic Homonymous Hemianopia Due to a Suprasellar Arachnoid Cyst in an Elderly Patient
04/13/2011

Joerg-Patrick Stübgen, MB ChB, MD

Joerg-Patrick Stübgen, MB ChB, MD ...
This article emphasizes the potential recovery of chronic neurological deficits and vision improvement by means of cyst drainage.
04/13/2011
Neurology
Neurology
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in the Older Patient
04/13/2011

Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD

Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), if diagnosed early, it is one of the few reversible causes of dementia.
04/13/2011
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Sarcoidosis Presenting as Symptomatic Hypercalcemia in an Octogenarian
04/13/2011

Sharon Jamie, MD, MHSA, Carl V. Tyler Jr, MD, MS, and Joseph G. Parambil, MD

Sharon Jamie, MD, MHSA, Carl V. Tyler...
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that generally presents in young adults and is rarely diagnosed in the elderly population.
04/13/2011
Diabetes in the Elderly
Diabetes in the Elderly
Diagnosis, Treatment Goals, and Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease in the Elderly
04/13/2011

Holly Koncicki, MD, and Brian Radbill, MD

Holly Koncicki, MD, and Brian Radbill...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 13% of the population.
04/13/2011
Cardiovascular Issues in the Older Adult
Cardiovascular Issues in the Older Adult
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Orthostatic Hypotension
04/13/2011

John Meuleman, MD

John Meuleman, MD
A significant drop in blood pressure when standing up from a seated or lying position is known as orthostatic or postural hypotension.
04/13/2011
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Management of Vitamin B12 Deficiency: What Is the Role of Oral Therapy?
03/17/2011

Ambareen Jan, BS, and R. Dobbin Chow, MD, FACP

Ambareen Jan, BS, and R. Dobbin Chow,...
Metformin causes malabsorption of vitamin B12 by competitive interference with the calcium-dependent vitamin B12-intrinsic factor complex.
03/17/2011