Search results for "Dementia"
MKSAP quiz on head injuries
Cases involving headache and vomiting after a fall, soccer injury, blurred vision after an assault, and others are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/mksap-head-injuries.htm
15 Dec 2016
Recent Research
Rivaroxaban and CV events, afib and cognitive impairment, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/rr.htm
15 May 2013
Spotting delirium
Quick screening tools may help hospitalists identify more patients at risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/delirium-screening.htm
15 Mar 2016
Heart failure gets a new drug
Sacubitril/valsartan attracted attention even before approval.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/heart-failure-drugs.htm
15 Sep 2015
MKSAP quiz on delirium
These cases and commentary, which address delirium, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/ty.htm
15 Jun 2013
Review: Most medical futility studies draw conclusions from insufficient data
New guidelines on diagnosing, preventing and treating deliriumDelirium associated with higher risk of mortality, dementia in elderly
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/04/2.htm
4 Aug 2010
Antipsychotics still frequently prescribed for Parkinson patients
Despite FDA warnings, more than half of patients with Parkinson disease and psychosis were prescribed an antipsychotic, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/5.htm
20 Jul 2011
Rule predicts need for radiologic imaging in adults with febrile UTI
Free, two-minute dementia screen compares well to longer mini-assessments
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/17/3.htm
17 Nov 2010
New Alzheimer's guidelines redefine stages, set biomarkers for future research
New guidelines on Alzheimer's disease describe new stages, including a pre-clinical stage, and suggest new biomarkers for research purposes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/27/3.htm
27 Apr 2011
Recent Research
VTE risk after joint replacement, antipsychotics and MI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/rr.htm
15 Aug 2012