Search results for "Dementia"
The importance of ‘the caring’
In this recent policy paper, ACP maintains that “Physicians should counsel patients on the risk of having firearms in the home, particularly when children, adolescents, people with dementia, people with mental
June 2019
Learn the warning signs for elder abuse, neglect
Dyer said. In general, what physicians and staff should be looking for are patients who have “some constellation of geriatric syndromes, like dementia and dehydration, depression, poor hygiene, a lot of
July 2018
Transitions of care
with probable dementia after an ICU stay compared to non-dual-eligible older patients. ... dementia, and the mental health outcome was defined as Patient Health Questionnaire-4 score in the NHATS interview after ICU hospitalization.
March 2022
Internist involvement crucial to easing early menopause
older, the benefit-risk ratio appears less favorable because of the greater absolute risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, venous thromboembolism, and dementia.” Dr.
September 2017
Detecting depression just as important in the elderly
The other unique aspect is depression in the older population can sometimes also be another symptom of previously undiagnosed dementia illness, such as Alzheimer's, or the beginning of previously undiagnosed ... A systematic review and network
February 2022
High-value care a focus at Hospital Medicine 2017
Mattison advised. “Essentially, antipsychotics are chemical restraints,” she said. “They're not the answer for delirium, they're not the answer for dementia, and I would say you should really only
July 2017
Alzheimer's disease
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/31/2.htm. Among survey respondents ages 45 years and older, the most common modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias ... Adults ages 45 years and older with subjective cognitive
May 2022
Alzheimer's markers make management tougher
Frances. The guidelines also emphasize the need to consider other differential diagnoses such as vascular disease or Lewy body dementia. ... What we find is there are more and more patients who have difficulty managing their chronic illness because of an
September 2011
Test yourself
Parkinson disease and Lewy body dementia are common causes of central neurogenic orthostatic syncope, whereas peripheral autonomic neuropathies due to diabetes mellitus and amyloidosis are the more common causes of peripheral
February 2022
Street medicine physicians meet patients where they are
Cognitive impairment used to be a fairly narrow category, with patients divided into those with dementia and those without, but new research and technology have led to a more nuanced spectrum
July 2019