Volume 20 - Number 9 - September 2012

Clinical Geriatrics

Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: The Impact of Depression on Medication Compliance
09/14/2012
It is estimated that about 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men will experience a depressive episode during their lifetime.
09/14/2012
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Examining the Usage of Medications on the Beers Criteria List in the Community Setting
09/14/2012
As time goes on, the number of older adults will continue to increase. We must be prepared to properly and effectively treat this growing patient population.
09/14/2012
Physician's Perspective
Physician's Perspective
Revisiting Our Assumptions of Exercise and Bone Health
09/14/2012
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP
Robin M. Daly, PhD, spoke about nonpharmacologic interventions for falls and fracture prevention.
09/14/2012
Case Report
Case Report
Collagenous Colitis in a Patient With Chronic Diarrhea: An Underdiagnosed and Undertreated Condition
09/14/2012
Theodore T. Suh, MD, PhD, MHS; Mona Gupta, MD
Collagenous colitis is a common and treatable form of chronic, watery diarrhea, the incidence of which appears to be increasing over time.
09/14/2012
Case Report
Case Report
Lateral Compression Type 1 Pelvic Fractures in Elderly Anticoagulated Patients
09/14/2012
Dafang Zhang, BA; Edward K. Rodriguez, MD, PhD; Alok Gupta, MD; Stephen R. Odom, MD, FACS
Clinicians should have a high degree of suspicion when assessing geriatric patients with apparently benign pelvic fractures.
09/14/2012
First Report®
First Report®
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2012 Annual Meeting
09/14/2012
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2012 Annual Meeting: April 21-28, 2012; New Orleans, LA
09/14/2012
First Report®
First Report®
American Pain Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting
09/14/2012
American Pain Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting: May 16-19, 2012; Honolulu, HI
09/14/2012
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Constipation in the Hospitalized Older Patient: Part 1
09/14/2012
Steven R. Gambert, MD, AGSF, MACP; Emmanuel Osei-Boamah, MD; Sai-Ho Jason Chui, PharmD, BCPS; Cara Diaz, RN, MS, CRNP
Normal aging is associated with significant changes in the function of most organs and tissues, of which the GI tract is no exception.
09/14/2012
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Death Is Not a Question of “If”
09/14/2012
In our modern medical world, death is much more a choice about when, where, and how.
09/14/2012