Volume 14 - Issue 2 - February, 2006 - ALTC
Feature
09/05/2008
Jennifer M. Kapo, MD, and David Casarett, MD, MA
Jennifer M. Kapo, MD, and David Casar...
Patients who die from COPD often experience an unrelenting decline in pulmonary function over several years.
Patients who die from COPD often experience an unrelenting decline in pulmonary function over several years.
Patients who die from COPD often...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
09/05/2008
Life expectancy in the U.S. increased to a record 77.6 years in 2003, according to a new report from the CDC National Center for Health Statistics.
Life expectancy in the U.S. increased to a record 77.6 years in 2003, according to a new report from the CDC National Center for Health Statistics.
Life expectancy in the U.S....
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
09/05/2008
Linda Hiddeman Barondess, Executive Vice-President
Linda Hiddeman Barondess, Executive V...
The recent White House Conference on Aging provided both reason to celebrate and cause for concern.
The recent White House Conference on Aging provided both reason to celebrate and cause for concern.
The recent White House...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Updated February 2003
BACKGROUND
The American Geriatrics Society recommends, in order to establish baseline information, the practice of initial two-step PPD testing for all nursing home (NH) residents. Residents who react to either the...
Updated February 2003
BACKGROUND
The American Geriatrics Society recommends, in order to establish baseline information, the practice of initial two-step PPD testing for all nursing home (NH) residents. Residents who react to either the...
Updated February...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
What is the differential diagnosis, and what testing should be done as the next step?
What is the differential diagnosis, and what testing should be done as the next step?
What is the differential...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
09/05/2008
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
Failing to enroll in a Medicare Part D plan stems from the fact that seniors have on average 45 different plans from which to choose.
Failing to enroll in a Medicare Part D plan stems from the fact that seniors have on average 45 different plans from which to choose.
Failing to enroll in a Medicare...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
09/05/2008
Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, MD, FRCPC, Courtney H. Lyder, ND, and Cara Tannenbaum, MD, FRCPC, MSc
Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, MD, FRCPC, Co...
There are several different types of urinary incontinence including urge, stress, mixed, overflow, and functional incontinence.
There are several different types of urinary incontinence including urge, stress, mixed, overflow, and functional incontinence.
There are several different...
09/05/2008
Annals of Long-Term Care
