Volume 12 - Issue 10 - October, 2004 - ALTC

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The NCEP III Guidelines Should Be Changed in Elderly and Younger Persons at High Risk for Cardiovascular Events

09/05/2008

Wilbert S. Aronow, MD

The Heart Protection Study included 20,536 persons aged 40-80 years (5806 persons aged 70-80 years at study entry and 75-85 years at follow-up) with a serum total cholesterol of 135 mg/dL or higher and prior myocardial infarction (MI) (8510...

The Heart Protection Study...

09/05/2008

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Is Aggressive Lipid-Lowering Therapy Appropriate in the Very Elderly?

09/05/2008

Michael W. Rich, MD

But are these recommendations applicable to the very elderly, and, in particular, to residents of long-term care facilities? Despite the fact that many such individuals are indeed at very high risk, several factors militate against an overly...

But are these recommendations...

09/05/2008

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AGS Viewpoint

09/05/2008

Dear Readers, As part of its sustained efforts to support and shape a legislative and regulatory agenda that makes geriatric care more viable, the American Geriatrics Society submits yearly comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Dear Readers, As part of its...

09/05/2008

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“Sorry, I Told You So”

09/05/2008

A. Mark Clarfield, MD, CCFP, FRCPC

A. Mark Clarfield, MD, CCFP, FRCPC ...

I was brought up never to say, “I told you so.” My parents and teachers drummed it into both my id and ego that being right offered its own satisfactions. As such, there was no need to show off. I do think I have internalized this injunction...

I was brought up never to say,...

09/05/2008

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One Patient, Many Places: Managing Health Care Transitions, Part II: Practitioner Skills and Patient and Caregiver Preparation

09/05/2008

Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, and Peter D. Fox, PhD, on behalf of the HMO Care Management Workgroup

Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, and Peter D...

This series of articles addresses how health care organizations (ie, organized or integrated care systems or large provider groups that receive payment under either a capitated or fee-for-service basis) can improve the quality of transitions...

This series of articles...

09/05/2008

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Fulfilling Expectations

09/05/2008

David S. Geldmacher, MD

Alzheimer’s disease is not alone. Diabetes, hypertension, and osteoporosis all lack cures, too. Why is it, then, that as a medical community, we are comfortable treating these chronic illnesses associated with aging of the endocrine,...

Alzheimer’s disease is not...

09/05/2008

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Case Report and Brief Review

Persistent Delirium Secondary to Lithium Toxicity in a Patient with Dementia Due to Traumatic Brain Injury

09/05/2008

Dinesh Mittal, MD, Nita Jimerson, RN, MSN, and Emily Neely, BS

Dinesh Mittal, MD, Nita Jimerson, RN,...

Delirium is a frequent occurrence in patients with dementia.2

Delirium is a frequent...

09/05/2008

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