Search results for "Geriatrics"
Treat the elderly patient, not just the illness
Strategies for managing hospitalized elders and preventing decline.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/elderly.htm
15 Nov 2007
Patient safety vs. physician frustration: Finding a balance for medication alerts
Warnings in a computerized provider order entry system help alert prescribers to risky drugs for the elderly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/qa.htm
15 Nov 2010
Recognizing, preventing and treating delirium
If you remember only one thing about treating agitation and delirium in the hospital, it should be to avoid benzodiazepines, said Brian Huang, ACP Member, assistant professor of medicine in the division of hospital medicine at the University of California San Diego, during the hospital medicine precourse at Internal Medicine 2011.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/13/1.htm
13 Apr 2011
Hip fractures among nursing home residents often lead to death, functional decline
The frequently poor outcomes of nursing home residents who have a hip fracture were quantified by a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/02/1.htm
2 Jul 2014
Physicians step up as initiatives change nursing home care
National efforts are underway to improve the quality of care for patients with dementia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/nursing-homes.htm
15 Mar 2015
A brief connection with long-term effects
The advice and example of an attending during residency left a hospitalist with lessons that have lasted a lifetime.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/30/a-brief-connection-with-long-term-effects.htm
30 Nov 2022
Top Docs
The doctors recognized in ACP Hospitalist’s first annual Top Hospitalists issue include teachers, quality improvement gurus, researchers and bloggers. They’ve focused on improving geriatric care, growing hospital admissions, facilitating transitions of care and raising staff satisfaction. ACP Hospitalist’s editorial board members sifted through the nominations and narrowed the field down to 10 Top Hospitalists, who are profiled here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/cover.htm
15 Nov 2008
The risky rise of gabapentinoids
There are reasons to worry about these opioid alternatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/the-risky-rise-of-gabapentinoids.htm
15 Dec 2019
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
How COVID-19 changed end-of-life care
Hospitalists have had to find new strategies during the pandemic in order to provide optimal care, including company and comfort, to dying inpatients and their families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/free/how-covid-19-changed-end-of-life-care.htm
12 Jan 2022