Volume 18 - Number 01 - January, 2010

Clinical Geriatrics

Agoraphobia: When an Older Woman Refuses to Leave Home
01/20/2010
Melinda S. Lantz, MD
Patients with agoraphobia frequently also have panic disorder and develop agoraphobia in response to the panic attacks.
01/20/2010
Trauma in the Elderly: Causes and Prevention
01/20/2010
Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS; Jacob Blumenthal, MD; Ellen Plummer, RN, MJ, CCRN; Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
Modern medicine and the increased focus on geriatric health issues have done an excellent job in helping to keep adults healthier and more functional.
01/20/2010
Spontaneous Iliopsoas Hematoma with Femoral Neuropathy—An Unusual Complication of Anticoagulation
01/20/2010
Joanne L. Hulley, BSc(Hons), MBChB; Paul R. Fitzsimmons, MBChB, MRCP
Warfarin is widely used in the management of AF, venous thromboemboli, and in patients with prosthetic heart valves.
01/20/2010
Management of Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly
01/20/2010
John Mongan, DO; Matthew F. Kalady, MD; Luke Peppone, PhD; Supriya Gupta Mohile, MD, MS; Theodore T. Suh, MD, PhD, MHS
Older patients with colorectal cancer are underrepresented within oncology clinical trials.
01/20/2010
January is….
01/20/2010
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
January marks the beginning of a rotating litany of Health Observances and Healthcare Recognition Dates.
01/20/2010
Encouraging Patients to Get H1N1 and Other Vaccinations Is Imperative; (Full title Below)
01/20/2010
Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Although the flu vaccine has been conclusively shown to lessen both the risk and the severity of influenza, one-third of older adults don’t get it.
01/20/2010
Advancing Advance Directives
01/20/2010
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Responses to the article “Advancing Advance Directives” by Dr. Richard Stefanacci.
01/20/2010