Search results for "Dementia"
Benzodiazepines may confer dementia risk for elderly patients
Patients who started taking benzodiazepines after age 65 had a greater risk of developing dementia than those who never used the drugs, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/03/5.htm
3 Oct 2012
Septic sadness
A recent study found a substantial prevalence of depression among spouses of sepsis survivors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/qa1.htm
15 Dec 2012
Revised guidelines to manage pain, agitation, delirium in ICU patients
The American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) has revised its clinical practice guidelines for managing pain, agitation and delirium in critically ill adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/16/2.htm
16 Jan 2013
Top causes of death in low-, middle- and high-income ...
dementias. 0.37 4.1%. Lower respiratory infections 0.35 3.8%. Chronic obstructive. pulmonary disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/acph-201301-coverstory_t1.pdf
18 Jan 2013
Recent Research
Probiotics, new-generation anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapy, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/rr.htm
15 Feb 2013
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
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
Afib associated with cognitive impairment, dementia regardless of stroke history
Atrial fibrillation (AF) was associated with a higher risk for cognitive impairment and dementia, with or without a history of clinical stroke, a meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/06/4.htm
6 Mar 2013
In the News
Guidelines for STEMI, ADA recommendations for blood pressure in diabetics, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2013
Higher Framingham scores predict cognitive decline
The Framingham vascular risk scores may be better at predicting cognitive decline in late middle age patients than a score specifically designed to predict dementia, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/03/3.htm
3 Apr 2013