Volume 19 - Issue 2 - February 2011 - ALTC
Feature
Case Report and Brief Review
02/18/2011
Riccardo Proietti, MD, PhD; Andrea Rognoni, MD; Sergio Maccio, MD; Luigi Corrado, MD; Giorgio Rognoni, MD
Riccardo Proietti, MD, PhD; Andrea Ro...
Fluoroquinolones are synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics that are primarily used to treat bacterial infections.
Fluoroquinolones are synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics that are primarily used to treat bacterial infections.
Fluoroquinolones are synthetic...
02/18/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Report and Brief Review
02/18/2011
Mathew L. Nguyen, MD; Shriti B. Patel, MD; Michael A. Shapiro, MD
Mathew L. Nguyen, MD; Shriti B. Patel...
In geriatric patients, agitation from delirium or dementia is a frequent reason for or complication of medical hospitalization.
In geriatric patients, agitation from delirium or dementia is a frequent reason for or complication of medical hospitalization.
In geriatric patients, agitation...
02/18/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
02/18/2011
American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting November 6-11, 2010 Atlanta, GA
American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting November 6-11, 2010 Atlanta, GA
American College of...
02/18/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
02/17/2011
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Series Editor: Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD
Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...
Perhaps nowhere are incentives more misaligned than they are when it comes to providing urgent care to a nursing home resident. Picture the following typical scenario: Mrs. M, an elderly nursing home resident, is found to be having a...
Perhaps nowhere are incentives more misaligned than they are when it comes to providing urgent care to a nursing home resident. Picture the following typical scenario: Mrs. M, an elderly nursing home resident, is found to be having a...
Perhaps nowhere are incentives...
02/17/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
02/17/2011
Lyn Ceronsky, DNP, GNP-BC, CHPCA; David E. Weissman, MD
Lyn Ceronsky, DNP, GNP-BC, CHPCA; Dav...
In the long-term care (LTC) setting, communication between the healthcare team, residents, and families occurs in formal and informal ways.
In the long-term care (LTC) setting, communication between the healthcare team, residents, and families occurs in formal and informal ways.
In the long-term care (LTC)...
02/17/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
LTC Bulletin Board
02/18/2011
Identifying potentially treatable contributors to late-life cognitive impairment is imperative.
Identifying potentially treatable contributors to late-life cognitive impairment is imperative.
Identifying potentially...
02/18/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
Editor's Page
02/18/2011
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
...
Since the majority of clinical trials exclude older adults, physicians often have limited data from which they can draw when caring for these individuals.
Since the majority of clinical trials exclude older adults, physicians often have limited data from which they can draw when caring for these individuals.
Since the majority of clinical...
02/18/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Insights
Commentary
02/18/2011
While the pathophysiology of delirium is complex and varied, there is now enhanced understanding of a number of contributory processes.
While the pathophysiology of delirium is complex and varied, there is now enhanced understanding of a number of contributory processes.
While the pathophysiology of...
02/18/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
