Volume 18 - Issue 8 - August, 2010 - ALTC
Department
08/24/2010
From the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, New York University. Please click here for pdf.
From the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, New York University. Please click here for pdf.
From the Hartford Institute for...
08/24/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
08/24/2010
Katherine Anderson, PharmD, CGP, FASCP
Katherine Anderson, PharmD, CGP, FASC...
Risk is inherent in the journey as a patient navigates through a healthcare crisis, and it is imperative to ensure that an individual can self-manage medications safely.
Risk is inherent in the journey as a patient navigates through a healthcare crisis, and it is imperative to ensure that an individual can self-manage medications safely.
Risk is inherent in the journey...
08/24/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
08/24/2010
Mihai C. Teodorescu, MD, and Noor F. Husain, MD
Mihai C. Teodorescu, MD, and Noor F. ...
This review discusses options for nonpharmacologic management of insomnia in older adults.
This review discusses options for nonpharmacologic management of insomnia in older adults.
This review discusses options...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
08/24/2010
Namirah Jamshed, MD, and Edward L. Schneider, MD
Namirah Jamshed, MD, and Edward L. Sc...
Joint contractures impair quality of life and lead to further complications and disability. In severe dementia, many patients are seen in a fetal position. This position causes flexion of the muscles at joints, causing the muscles to undergo...
Joint contractures impair quality of life and lead to further complications and disability. In severe dementia, many patients are seen in a fetal position. This position causes flexion of the muscles at joints, causing the muscles to undergo...
Joint contractures impair...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
LTC Bulletin Board
08/24/2010
Research suggests increased protein intake can help protect against frailty in later life, but prospective observational studies have been lacking.
Research suggests increased protein intake can help protect against frailty in later life, but prospective observational studies have been lacking.
Research suggests increased...
08/24/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Special Report
First Report
08/24/2010
Correction to "An Unexpexted Case of Finger Autophagia in an 84-Year-Old Male."
Correction to "An Unexpexted Case of Finger Autophagia in an 84-Year-Old Male."
Correction to "An Unexpexted...
08/24/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Case Report and Brief Review
08/24/2010
Faith Atai, MD, Nasiya Ahmed, MD, and Shannon Pearce, DNP, RN, A/GNP-BC
Faith Atai, MD, Nasiya Ahmed, MD, and...
A frail 84-year-old male demonstrated finger autophagia during acute hospitalization for an uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI).
A frail 84-year-old male demonstrated finger autophagia during acute hospitalization for an uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI).
A frail 84-year-old male...
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Annals of Long-Term Care
