Search results for "Geriatrics"
Recent Research
Hospitalist care and post-discharge costs, very elderly patients and vitamin K thromboprophylaxis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2012
Recent Research
Early statin use in stroke, acute lung injury, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/rr.htm
15 Feb 2012
Take the C-TraIn
Oregon Health ##amp; Science University helped improve transitions by paying community clinics to serve as medical homes for low-income patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/ctrain.htm
15 Mar 2012
Patient-centered care: Not just a catchphrase
Better rapport between physicians and patients can help the latter get well, and keep them that way.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/coverstory.htm
15 Aug 2012
Guidance available for managing inappropriate meds, multiple comorbidities in the elderly
The American Geriatrics Society offers several updated resources for clinicians caring for elderly patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/03/7.htm
3 Oct 2012
Reviewing medications in elderly inpatients
Multiple medication use is common among the elderly, and carries inherent risks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/meds.htm
15 Oct 2012
Hospital medicine matures
Post-acute care is emerging as a dedicated field of practice on a path similar to hospital medicine's a decade or so ago.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2012
Appreciating a good signout
University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va., improved the signout of patients from one resident to another.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/success.htm
15 Oct 2012
Geriatric conditions may increase risk for heart failure hospitalization
Certain geriatric conditions in older persons with heart failure may be modifiable risk factors for hospital admission, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/06/3.htm
6 Feb 2013
Finesse required to treat anxiety in the elderly
Elderly patients may have many concerns on their mind, but when does worry become anxiety?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/anxiety.htm
15 Feb 2013