Search results for "Geriatrics"
Finesse required to treat anxiety in the elderly
Elderly patients may have many concerns on their mind, but when does worry become anxiety?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/anxiety.htm
15 Feb 2013
It takes a community
The Camden Coalition in New Jersey and other health care systems are addressing the problem of hospital readmissions by bringing people together at the local level.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/readmissions.htm
15 May 2010
Locum terror
Here I was pulling into the staff parking lot of a funky old private sanitarium in the middle of stinking nowhere. I rang the bell and the creaky door swung open. A very pale and dusty nurse pointed to the staff lounge, but said nothing, though I seemed to detect the ghost of a smile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/free/newman.htm
15 Oct 2009
Thyroid hormones may be associated with mortality in elderly inpatients
Results of thyroid function tests may be associated with mortality in elderly hospitalized patients, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/06/4.htm
6 Nov 2013
Clearing or clouding the mind?
Antipsychotics can resolve agitation in patients with delirium, but that may not provide much overall benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/delirium.htm
15 Nov 2011
Specialty organizations highlight tests and procedures to rethink
Several medical organizations last week released lists of tests or procedures which might be overused in clinical practice, as part of the Choosing Wisely initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/27/5.htm
27 Feb 2013
New score helps assess risk of adverse drug reactions in elderly patients
Albumin-creatinine ratio in morning urine most predictive
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/21/3.htm
21 Jul 2010
To home or SNF?
Few tools and competing incentives make discharge decisions challenging.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/to-home-or-snf.htm
15 Sep 2019
Ease up on antipsychotics
Antipsychotics started for an episode of agitation in the ICU are often continued through hospitalization and even after discharge, posing serious health risks to patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/ease-up-on-antipsychotics.htm
6 Apr 2022
Listening to patients who can't hear
Pick up tips to treat deaf and hard-of-hearing patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/listening-to-patients-who-cant-hear.htm
15 Apr 2019