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
Neuromuscular Diseases in Geriatric Patients: Part II
03/18/2010

Evelyn Gleeson, MB BCh, and Leslie Wolfson, MD

Evelyn Gleeson, MB BCh, and Leslie Wo...
Neuromuscular disease is both common in older persons and often treatable.
03/18/2010
Torso Trauma in the Elderly
03/18/2010

Miklosh Bala, MD, and Jay Menaker, MD, FACEP Series Editors: Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP, and Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS

Miklosh Bala, MD, and Jay Menaker, 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

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, FCP, FCCP, FASCP

David R.P. Guay, PharmD, FCP, FCCP, F...
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

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, and Sonia Borra, MD

Ahmad Waseef, MD, and 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 Associate Physician Editor, Clinical Geriatrics

Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CM...
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 Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Edi...
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 Ackermann, MD

Richard 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