Volume 20 - Number 10 - October 2012

Clinical Geriatrics

Case Report
Case Report
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Thomas Martens, MD 1 • Kjell Fierens, MD 2 1Department of Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium 2Department of Digestive Surgery, Sint-Lucas Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Thomas Martens, MD 1 • Kjell Fierens, MD 2 1Department of Surgery, Ghent University Hos...
The overall mortality in elderly patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain exceeds 10%.
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Gastrointestinal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
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Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD 1,2 • Sai-Ho Jason Chui, PharmD, BCPS 1 • Cara Diaz, RN, MS, CRNP 1Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP 1,2 1R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 2Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD  

Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD 1,2 • Sai-Ho Jason Chui, PharmD, BCPS 1 • Cara Diaz, RN, MS, C...
Constipation is commonly encountered in older adults, as these individuals are especially susceptible to chronic physiologic and pathologic changes.
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Sexual Function
Sexual Function
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Megan Janeway, BS 1 • Neil Baum, MD 2 1Medical Student II, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 2Department of Urology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, LA  

Megan Janeway, BS 1 • Neil Baum, MD 2 1Medical Student II, Boston University School of ...
Erectile dysfunction (ED) and androgen deficiency are common conditions in aging men.
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First Report®
First Report®
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American Urological Association (AUA) 2012 Annual Meeting: May 19-23, 2012; Atlanta, GA
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Physician's Perspective
Physician's Perspective
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Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics®   Dr. Gambert is professor of medicine and associate chair for clinical program development, co-director, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; director, Geriatric Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; and professor of medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.      

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics®   Dr. Gamb...
CSWS is a diagnosis of exclusion and may be difficult to distinguish from SIADH.
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