Search results for "Geriatrics"
Don't just do something, stand there
Less can be more for the hospitalized elderly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/elderly.htm
15 Jul 2008
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about antipsychotic use in the elderly, heart failure hospitalizations, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/journal.htm
15 Jul 2008
Wiping out falls
Systemic interventions help reduce patient risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/falls.htm
15 Aug 2008
The House of God revisited
Jamie S. Newman, FACP, offers a hospitalist’s perspective on a classic book.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/book.htm
15 Oct 2008
When hospitalists marry: A boon for work-life balance
On-call hours and the unpredictability of many medical specialties can leave married physicians as ships passing in the night—or the front hallway. Yet by working as hospitalists in the same practice, some doctors are able to take care of families and spend quality time together.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/balance.htm
15 Oct 2008
Mammography in frail elderly women
Mammography in frail elderly women.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/mammo.htm
15 Oct 2008
Top Docs
The doctors recognized in ACP Hospitalist’s first annual Top Hospitalists issue include teachers, quality improvement gurus, researchers and bloggers. They’ve focused on improving geriatric care, growing hospital admissions, facilitating transitions of care and raising staff satisfaction. ACP Hospitalist’s editorial board members sifted through the nominations and narrowed the field down to 10 Top Hospitalists, who are profiled here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/cover.htm
15 Nov 2008
Breaking the fall: Preventing fractures after discharge
Hospitalization is a risk factor for falls, but also an opportunity for prevention. Recent research suggests that hospitalization is a risk factor for post-discharge fracture in elderly patients, prompting some hospitalists to consider what measures they can take to reduce fracture risk before these patients leave the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/falls.htm
15 Jan 2009
Managing confusion in the hospitalized elderly
Key to halting cognitive decline is recognizing red flags and acting early. Delirium in hospitalized patients, including those with dementia, can be prevented in most cases if hospital staff is trained to recognize symptoms and act quickly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/confused.htm
15 Jan 2009
Letter from the editor
Overprescribing of antibiotics is often cited as a chief culprit behind the rising threat of “superbugâ€ï¿½ infections, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/editor.htm
15 Jan 2009