November/December 2013
November/December 2013
- Home Remedy for Fall Risk
An innovative educational and assessment tool identifies in-home fall risk factors and offers specific information about preventing falls.
- Warfarin Replacement?
Patients with atrial fibrillation are at particularly high risk of developing blood clots, making them five times more likely to suffer a stroke than those without the condition. But the availability of new anticoagulants is changing the treatment landscape.
- Memory Maintenance
Clinicians can encourage patients anxious about possible cognitive impairment to take steps to prevent or postpone symptoms of a neurocognitive disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Departments
From the Editor
Confronting Elders’ Fears
Medication Monitor
Evaluating Potential Diuretic Overuse
Clinical News
New Tool Gauges C Diff Severity
Alzheimer’s Update
New Target for Therapy in AD Patients
Nutrition
Evidence-Based Memory Preservation Nutrition
Innovations in Geriatrics
New Surgical Options for Back Pain
Research Review
Rising Demand for Total Hip Arthroplasty
Datebook
Vintage Voices
Preventing Falls: Time for Action
September/October 2013
September/October 2013
- Dialysis Realities
Physicians must help patients weigh the prospects for extending life against reduced quality of life.
- Exercise Combats Frailty
Limiting muscle loss is essential to older adults maintaining functional activity. Exercise can help preserve muscle, improve balance, and enhance mobility.
- Chemoprevention Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Women between the ages of 40 and 70 who are at high risk of breast cancer should be offered chemoprevention therapy if they are at low risk for thromboembolic disease and endometrial cancer.
- Behavioral Activation Targets Depression
Requiring minimal training to administer, behavioral activation presents an inexpensive short-term intervention that effectively treats mild, moderate, or even severe depression.
Departments
From the Editor
Critical Dialysis Discussion
Medication Monitor
Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Statins
Long Term Care
Partnerships Support Elders With Chronic Conditions
Alzheimer’s Update
Pharmacological Prospects for Alzheimer’s Treatment
Research Review
ACE Units Improve Complex Patient Management
Product & Service Showcase
Datebook
News Briefs
Vintage Voices
Readmission as a Quality Measure
July/August 2013
July/August 2013
Departments
From the Editor
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Letters to the Editor
Medication Monitor
Medications Target Alzheimer’s Disease
Research Review
Goggles Differentiate Between Stroke and Vertigo
Nutrition
Flavonoids’ Nutritional Benefits
Clinical News
Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms?
Datebook
Vintage Voices
Wellness Visits Educate Patients
May/June 2013
May/June 2013
Departments
From the Editor
Broadening Our Scope
News Briefs
Innovations in Geriatrics
Sensor System Transmits Health Data
Medication Monitor
Unintentional Weight Loss and Appetite Stimulants
Alzheimer’s Update
DBS to Treat Alzheimer’s Patients?
Clinical News
Sepsis Requires Urgent Attention
Long Term Care
Treating Shingles
Nutrition
Magnesium and Heart Disease: What’s the Link?
Datebook
Vintage Voices
Do You Really Care for Them?
March/April 2013
March/April 2013
- 5 Noteworthy Geriatricians
Nominated by their colleagues, our readers, these geriatricians’ decades of dedication to treating older adults have resulted in productive and fulfilling aging experiences for countless patients.
- Comprehensive Preoperative Assessment
Optimal surgical outcomes in elderly patients require comprehensive preoperative assessment and correction of deficiencies to the greatest extent possible.
- Hospital at Home: Patient Care Model of the Future?
An innovative, forward-looking healthcare model, Hospital at Home provides in-home acute hospital-level care to older patients while reducing costs and decreasing geriatric complications.
- Helping Elders Retire From Driving
Making proper documentation and compassion the key elements in deciding elders should retire from driving makes the physicians’ recommendation less painful.
Departments
From the Editor
The Geriatric Medicine Paradox
Medication Monitor
Antihistamine Risks
Research Review
Metformin vs. Sulfonylureas to Reduce Cardiac Risk?
Long Term Care
Proper Wound Assessment and Dressing Selection
Datebook
Spring Product & Service Showcase
Vintage Voices
The Conundrum of Cancer Screening in the Elderly
January/February 2013
- Can You Recognize Lewy Body Dementia?
In the early stages, up-and-down swings are characteristic of Lewy body dementia, which is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. Early diagnosis is critical for providing the most effective treatment.
- Celiac Disease in Older Adults
Significant medical advances have been made in understanding celiac disease. As the prevalence of mature celiac disease increases, physicians need to recognize signs and symptoms of the condition and effective ways to treat it.
- CardioFit Device Shows Promise in Treating Heart Failure
When medications prove ineffective, physicians are utilizing an experimental implantable device to alleviate atrial fibrillation’s symptoms. CardioFit stimulates specific nerves to help regulate and reduce stress on the heart.
- Advance Directives Give Teeth to End-of-Life Choices
As longevity rates increase, technology and disease management capabilities offer physicians helpful guidance on judicious end-of-life care. Physicians can offer recommendations to help patients address important and necessary end-of-life decisions.
Departments
From the Editor
Nailing the Diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Update
The Gait-Cognitive Decline Connection
Medication Monitor
Medication-Related Kidney Injury
Innovations in Geriatrics
Promising Intervention for Stroke Patients
Nutrition
Increasing Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Men?
Datebook
Vintage Voices
Aging and Exercise: What Does the Research Say?
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