Volume 18 - Number 02 - February, 2010

Clinical Geriatrics

Depression in a Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease
02/12/2010

Melinda S. Lantz, MD

Melinda S. Lantz, MD
Depressive features are relatively common among patients who have dementia.
02/12/2010
Neuromuscular Diseases in Geriatric Patients: Part I
02/12/2010

Evelyn Gleeson, MB BCh, and Leslie Wolfson, MD

Evelyn Gleeson, MB BCh, and Leslie Wolfson, MD
Neuromuscular disease is both common in older persons and often treatable.
02/12/2010
Persistent Nodular Rash in an Older Patient
02/12/2010

Daniel DeJoseph, MD, James Studdiford, MD, Amber Stonehouse, MD, and Beth Careyva, MD

Daniel DeJoseph, MD, James Studdiford, MD, Amber Stonehouse, MD, and Beth Careyva, MD ...
Clinicians should educate their patients about safe sex, inquire about their patients’ sexual practices, and assess their patients’ risk for STDs and HIV.
02/12/2010
Cervical Spine Injuries in the Geriatric Patient
02/12/2010

Carla Aresco, RN, MS, CRNP, and Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS Series Editors: Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP, and Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS

Carla Aresco, RN, MS, CRNP, and Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS Series Editors: Steven ...
Many elderly patients with SCI have incomplete injuries and can recover significant neurologic function.
02/12/2010
Supporting Caregivers in Ethnically Diverse Communities: Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease
02/12/2010

Patrick Griffith, MD, FAAN

Patrick Griffith, MD, FAAN
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is especially prevalent, underdiagnosed, and undertreated in African-American and Hispanic-American populations.
02/12/2010
Vitamin A Use Today and Its Potential Toxicities
02/12/2010

Stephanie C. McClure, MD, FACP, Katherine Chauncey, PhD, RD, and Ryan D. Nipp

Stephanie C. McClure, MD, FACP, Katherine Chauncey, PhD, RD, and Ryan D. Nipp
Vitamin A has several medicinal uses; however, many older adults also use vitamin A prophylactically.
02/12/2010
Alcoholic Ketoacidosis—Underrecognized Cause of Metabolic Acidosis in the Elderly
02/12/2010

Mahesh Krishnamurthy, MD, FACP

Mahesh Krishnamurthy, MD, FACP
There is increasing evidence that, rather than being benign and self-limiting, AKA may be a significant cause of mortality in patients with alcohol dependence.
02/12/2010
Every Patient Encounter Is a Learning Opportunity!
02/12/2010

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics
Any traumatic injury may result in many liters of blood hidden in body cavities or as hematomas in fracture sites and soft tissues.
02/12/2010
Palliative Care for End-Stage Dementia: The Interface Between Practice, Policy, and Profits
02/12/2010

Daniel J. Luchins, MD

Daniel J. Luchins, MD
In medicine, we tend to think about end-of-life issues as ethical or legal concerns.
02/12/2010
Hyperlipidemia in Older Adults
12/09/2009

Suzanne V. Arnold, MD, MHA, and Michael W. Rich, MD

Suzanne V. Arnold, MD, MHA, and Michael W. Rich, MD
Would non–high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or APO-B have a role in risk assessment of hyperlipidemia in older adults?
12/09/2009