Volume 12 - Number 09 - September, 2004

Clinical Geriatrics

Featured
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
Aging with Diabetes—An Underappreciated Cause of Progressive Disability and Reduced Quality of Life
01/17/2008
Sally M. Pinkstaff, MD, PhD
Diabetes care in the older adult requires an individualized approach.
01/17/2008
Case in Point
Case in Point
Atypical Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Women
01/17/2008
Barbara J. Kircher, MD, FACC
Accurate diagnosis of CAD in women is challenging due to the high prevalence of atypical presentations and lack of suspicion by women and doctors.
01/17/2008
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Medically Ill Older Woman
01/17/2008
Michael E. Murray, DO, PhD; Kathleen Franco, MD
Although mortality has been lowered by safer medications, early identification, and rapid treatment, NMS still occurs.
01/17/2008
The Cost of Prescriptions
01/17/2008
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
Although consumers cannot negotiate lower prices by themselves, they can in certain circumstances call ahead to ascertain prices.
01/17/2008
Remedies for Medicare’s Chronic Ills
01/17/2008
Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
The AGS has been actively working to improve the practices of those of us with high geriatric caseloads through a variety of measures.
01/17/2008
The Health Care Worker, Resistant Bacteria (MRSA), and Preventing Contagion
01/17/2008
Peter A. Boling, MD
When patients develop infections where S. aureus is a likely pathogen, high-risk patients should receive medication likely to inhibit MRSA.
01/17/2008