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Volume 19 - Number 4 - April 2011

Clinical Geriatrics

First Report®
First Report®
American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 27th Annual Meeting
07/15/2013
American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 27th Annual Meeting: March 24-27, 2011 National Harbor, MD
07/15/2013
Premonition
04/29/2011

William E. Byrd, MD, FACP

William E. Byrd, MD, FACP
A fictional memoir demonstrating the problem of more physicians are having to practice medicine longer.
04/29/2011
Courses and Conferences
Courses and Conferences
Current Courses and Conferences
04/13/2011
Courses and conferences during May 2011.
04/13/2011
Tip Sheets for Older Adults
Tip Sheets for Older Adults
Tips for Safely Surfing the Internet
04/13/2011
There are some smart and easy steps to make sure that the information you read on the internet is acurate, safe, and expert.
04/13/2011
First Report®
First Report®
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2011 Annual Meeting
04/13/2011
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2011 Annual Meeting: March 18-21, 2011 San Antonio, TX
04/13/2011
Physician's Perspective
Physician's Perspective
The Importance of One’s Choice of Words and Keeping to Reality During Patient Encounters
04/13/2011

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

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACPEditor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics
Busy healthcare practitioners often pay too little attention to how their actions and words affect others, particularly ill patients.
04/13/2011
Case Report
Case Report
Reversible, Chronic Homonymous Hemianopia Due to a Suprasellar Arachnoid Cyst in an Elderly Patient
04/13/2011

Joerg-Patrick Stübgen, MB ChB, MD

Joerg-Patrick Stübgen, MB ChB, MD
This article emphasizes the potential recovery of chronic neurological deficits and vision improvement by means of cyst drainage.
04/13/2011
Neurology
Neurology
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in the Older Patient
04/13/2011

Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD

Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), if diagnosed early, it is one of the few reversible causes of dementia.
04/13/2011
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Sarcoidosis Presenting as Symptomatic Hypercalcemia in an Octogenarian
04/13/2011

Sharon Jamie, MD, MHSA, Carl V. Tyler Jr, MD, MS, and Joseph G. Parambil, MD

Sharon Jamie, MD, MHSA, Carl V. Tyler Jr, MD, MS, and Joseph G. Parambil, MD
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that generally presents in young adults and is rarely diagnosed in the elderly population.
04/13/2011
Diabetes in the Elderly
Diabetes in the Elderly
Diagnosis, Treatment Goals, and Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease in the Elderly
04/13/2011

Holly Koncicki, MD, and Brian Radbill, MD

Holly Koncicki, MD, and Brian Radbill, MD
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 13% of the population.
04/13/2011
Cardiovascular Issues in the Older Adult
Cardiovascular Issues in the Older Adult
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Orthostatic Hypotension
04/13/2011

John Meuleman, MD

John Meuleman, MD
A significant drop in blood pressure when standing up from a seated or lying position is known as orthostatic or postural hypotension.
04/13/2011
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Management of Vitamin B12 Deficiency: What Is the Role of Oral Therapy?
03/17/2011

Ambareen Jan, BS, and R. Dobbin Chow, MD, FACP

Ambareen Jan, BS, and R. Dobbin Chow, MD, FACP
Metformin causes malabsorption of vitamin B12 by competitive interference with the calcium-dependent vitamin B12-intrinsic factor complex.
03/17/2011