Volume 18 - Number 03 - March, 2010

Clinical Geriatrics

American Epilepsy Society 63rd Annual Meeting
03/22/2010
American Epilepsy Society 63rd Annual Meeting: December 2-4, 2009
03/22/2010
American Academy of Pain Medicine 2010 Annual Meeting
03/18/2010
American Academy of Pain Medicine 2010 Annual Meeting: February 3-6, 2010
03/18/2010
Danon Disease
Table
Danon Disease
Neuromuscular Diseases in Geriatric Patients: Part II
03/18/2010
Evelyn Gleeson, MBBCh; Leslie Wolfson, MD
Neuromuscular disease is both common in older persons and often treatable.
03/18/2010
Torso Trauma in the Elderly
03/18/2010
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP; Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS; Jay Menaker, MD, FACEP; Miklosh Bala, MD
Primary care providers should enhance their understanding of the complex issues of geriatric trauma to facilitate prevention and to assist the patient’s recovery.
03/18/2010
A Patient with Advanced Dementia
03/18/2010
Melinda S. Lantz, MD
Helping an older adult maintain integrity throughout the process of aging is a significant aspect of geriatric care.
03/18/2010
Opioid Analgesics for Persistent Pain in the Older Patient: Part I
03/18/2010
David R.P. Guay, PharmD, FCCP, FASCP
The opioid analgesics are among the oldest of drugs in use today, with evidence of use dating back thousands of years.
03/18/2010
A Patient’s Illness, A Patient’s Life
03/18/2010
Daniel J. Luchins, MD
Patients have come and gone; some left because they got better, some because they did not.
03/18/2010
Case In Point
Case In Point
Unsuspected Malabsorption Syndrome Causing Acute Oxalate Nephropathy
03/18/2010
Ahmad Waseef, MD; Sonia Borra, MD
An 87-year-old African-American woman was admitted to a community hospital for evaluation of anorexia and polyuria. Her laboratory tests showed severe renal failure.
03/18/2010
AoA Programs Offer Seniors and Their Caregivers More Essential Services, Right in their Communities
03/18/2010
Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
At a time when many states are limiting the availability of services, AoA programs for older adults and their caregivers are more important than ever.
03/18/2010
A Common, Yet Often Undiagnosed Problem
03/18/2010
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
While many persons who are vitamin B12-deficient have a megaloblastic anemia, this is not an essential part of the problem.
03/18/2010
Appropriate Use of Clopidogrel in the Older Adult
01/20/2010
Richard J. Ackermann, MD
Perhaps the worst offender of PPIs is omeprazole, which is over the counter, and many patients may be taking it without their physicians’ knowledge.
01/20/2010