Volume 20 - Number 8 - August 2012

Clinical Geriatrics

Diabetes Q&A
Diabetes Q&A
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American Diabetes Association (ADA) 72nd Scientific Sessions: June 8-12, 2012; Philadelphia, PA
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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®  

Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Geriatrics®  
There has been a movement to lower the dosage of single-agent acetaminophen in an attempt to avoid liver toxicity.
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Pain in Older Adults Series
Pain in Older Adults Series
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Monica Malec, MD 1 • Randall W. Knoebel, PharmD, BCOP 2 • Joseph W. Shega, MD 1 Series Editor: Manny Carrington Reid, MD, PhD 3 1Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago Medicine, IL 2Department of Pharmacy, The University of Chicago Medicine, IL 3Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY  

Monica Malec, MD 1 • Randall W. Knoebel, PharmD, BCOP 2 • Joseph W. Shega, MD 1 Series ...
Managing moderate to severe pain with opioids in seriously ill older adults presents challenges that can be addressed best via a thorough assessment.
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Case Report
Case Report
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Gregory Goldenberg, MD, FACP 1 • Rana Khan, MD 2 • Thayyulathil Bharathan, MD, FACP 1 1Geriatric Division, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2Division of Digestive Disorders, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Gregory Goldenberg, MD, FACP 1 • Rana Khan, MD 2 • Thayyulathil Bharathan, MD, FACP 1 1...
Simvastatin is pharmacokinetically sensitive to inhibitors, and cranberries revealed an inhibitor effect in both animal and human studies.
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Case Report
Case Report
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Khaled Sherif, MD • Wael Tello, MD • Kenneth Nugent, MD Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX

Khaled Sherif, MD • Wael Tello, MD • Kenneth Nugent, MD Department of Internal Medicine...
Enoxaparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin used to treat and prevent deep venous thrombosis (DVT).
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