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Skin Disorders in Older Adults: Benign Growths and Neoplasms
09/08/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
The skin of elderly persons possesses a greater number of benign growths and neoplasms than the skin of younger and middle-aged persons.
09/08/2011
Feature
Feature
Skin Disorders in Older Adults: Benign Growths and Neoplasms
09/08/2011
Noah S. Scheinfeld, MD, JD
The skin of elderly persons possesses a greater number of benign growths and neoplasms than the skin of younger and middle-aged persons.
09/08/2011
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly Patients: How Best to Diagnose and Treat
04/30/2011
Dale P. Murphy, MD; Maryjo Cleveland, MD
Managing urinary tract infections in elderly people is difficult. Risk factors include use of multiple antibiotics, an indwelling catheter, or a history of UTIs.
04/30/2011
Review Article
Kidney Disease: A Straightforward Diagnostic Approach
Review Article
Kidney Disease: A Straightforward Diagnostic Approach
04/18/2011
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD; Joseph Zhao, MD; R. Michael Culpepper, MD
Certain indicators derived from noninvasive testing can categorize kidney diseases into clinically relevant groups.
04/18/2011
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; Brian Radbill, MD
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 13% of the population.
04/13/2011
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
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
Geriatrics
Geriatrics
Managing the Enlarged Prostate Gland in Elderly Men
08/19/2010
Megan Janeway, BS; Neil H. Baum, MD
Because the prostate gland in males begins to enlarge around the age of 30, benign prostatic hyperplasia can develop and make managing the gland difficult.
08/19/2010
Psychiatry Rounds
Psychiatry Rounds
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a 62-Year-Old Male
08/17/2009
Michelle Conroy, MD; Jessica Barber, PhD, MA; Elizabeth A. Clark, MA; Melinda S. Lantz, MD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is characterized by a pattern of anxiety, both actively experienced and anticipatory, coupled with an avoidance response.
08/17/2009
Review Article
Review Article
An Overview of Sleep Disorders in the Older Patient
01/17/2008
Kumar Budur, MD; Babatunde Adetunji, MD; Siva Ramachandran, MD, MRCP; Maju Mathews, MD; Manu Mathews, MD
Sleep in the elderly tends to be more fragmented, with a longer time required to fall asleep, which in turn results in reduced sleep efficiency.
01/17/2008