Volume 17 - Number 09 - September, 2009

Clinical Geriatrics

The Patient Education Forum: Living with Diabetes
09/04/2009
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH
Diabetes is increasing among persons over the age of 65 years, particularly among minorities.
09/04/2009
Educating Patients About H1N1
09/04/2009
Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
We need to encourage our older patients to keep current with all of their recommended immunizations.
09/04/2009
Common Problems Are Often the Most Perplexing
09/03/2009
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
Physicians all too often reach for a “pill” as a way of treating a specific problem.
09/03/2009
Hyponatremia in the Elderly: Risk Factors, Clinical Consequences, and Management
09/03/2009
Myron Miller, MD
A key determination in evaluating the patient with hyponatremia is whether hyponatremia is of dilutional, depletional, or mixed origin.
09/03/2009
Screening for Depression in Older Adults: Recommended Instruments and Considerations for Community-Based Practice
09/03/2009
Mark Snowden, MD, MPH; Lesley Steinman, MSW, MPH; John Frederick, MD; Nancy Wilson, MA
Screening is of clear benefit only in settings that have the means to offer accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and monitoring over time.
09/03/2009
The Pains of Pain Management Today
09/03/2009
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
There are many barriers that stand in the way of proper treatment for older adults with pain.
09/03/2009
Phenylephrine Therapy to Treat Refractory Orthostatic Hypotension in a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease
09/03/2009
Jaekyoung A. Hong, MD; Sara E. Williford, MD; John D. Bisognano, MD, PhD
Syncope/presyncope due to Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common complaint among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
09/03/2009
Working with Interpreters in Psychotherapy: A Case Report Using the Therapist-Interpreter Team Approach
09/03/2009
Melinda S. Lantz, MD; Irena F. Ginsburg, PhD; Ellen Dekker
The following case illustration demonstrates how common interpreter errors can interfere with treatment.
09/03/2009