Volume 18 - Number 09 - October, 2010

Clinical Geriatrics

Decision Making About Feeding for Persons with Advanced Dementia
10/15/2010
Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Eating problems are frequent complications in patients with advanced dementia, and this complication is associated with high mortality.
10/15/2010
Bradycardia in a Fit, 82-Year-Old Male
10/15/2010
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
Bradycardia is defined as any slow heart rhythm with a rate under 60 beats per minute.
10/15/2010
Medical Care of Osteoporotic Pelvic Bone Fracture: The United Kingdom Experience
10/15/2010
Catherine Dotchin, MD, MRCP; Yousif Shanshal, MB, MRCP, MSc
Osteoporotic pelvic fractures, including sacral insufficiency fractures, are on the rise, particularly with the increasing elderly population.
10/15/2010
Feature
Feature
Overactive Bladder in the Older Woman
10/15/2010
Cory Harris, MD; Phillip P. Smith, MD
There are multiple factors that may cause or precipitate OAB symptoms, which must be addressed to ensure correct diagnosis.
10/15/2010
Management of Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia
10/15/2010
Patricia A. Kountz, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CEN
Legionella is among the three most common causes of severe pneumonia in the community and likely will require an ICU admission.
10/15/2010
Macrovascular Disease in Elderly Patients with Diabetes
10/15/2010
Michael J. Fowler, MD; Uma Gunasekaran, MD
The macrovascular complications of diabetes are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients with diabetes.
10/15/2010
Peer Reviewed
Peer Reviewed
Evaluation and Management of Hearing Loss in Older Adults
10/15/2010
Mark A. Zacharek, MD; Preeti N. Malani, MD; Deborah J. Weener, MD
Hearing loss is very common in the elderly, and leads to impairments in many domains of life.
10/15/2010