Volume 19 - Issue 5 - May 2011 - ALTC
Department
07/26/2013
Minneapolis, MN; April 27-29, 2011
Quantifying the Cost of Warfarin-Related Bleeding Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Minneapolis, MN; April 27-29, 2011
Quantifying the Cost of Warfarin-Related Bleeding Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Minneapolis, MN; April 27-29,...
07/26/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
07/26/2013
New Orleans, LA; April 2-5, 2011
Two Studies Indicate Greater Cardiovascular Benefits From Regular Exercise In Elderly Women
New Orleans, LA; April 2-5, 2011
Two Studies Indicate Greater Cardiovascular Benefits From Regular Exercise In Elderly Women
New Orleans, LA; April 2-5,...
07/26/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
05/16/2011
Tampa, FL; March 24-27, 2011
Use of Antimuscarinics Not Optimized in Long-Term Care
Tampa, FL; March 24-27, 2011
Use of Antimuscarinics Not Optimized in Long-Term Care
Tampa, FL; March 24-27,...
05/16/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
05/16/2011
Murthy Gokula, CMD, MD; Shafia Rubeen, MD, MPH; Sreekiran Thotakura, MD, MPH
Murthy Gokula, CMD, MD; Shafia Rubeen...
Dysphagia is prevalent in elderly patients who have experienced a stroke or those with certain neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease.
Dysphagia is prevalent in elderly patients who have experienced a stroke or those with certain neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease.
Dysphagia is prevalent in...
05/16/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
05/16/2011
Elizabeth Papas, PharmD; Robert J. Cluxton, PharmD, MBA, CGP
Elizabeth Papas, PharmD; Robert J. Cl...
Supplementation with vitamin D has been reported to ameliorate chronic pain and reduce the incidence of falls in LTC residents.
Supplementation with vitamin D has been reported to ameliorate chronic pain and reduce the incidence of falls in LTC residents.
Supplementation with vitamin D...
05/16/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
05/16/2011
Michael Gordon, MD, MSC, FRCPC
Michael Gordon, MD, MSC, FRCPC
...
Physicians who refuse a family member’s request to perform unwarranted CPR risk becoming the center of media, legal, and disciplinary scrutiny.
Physicians who refuse a family member’s request to perform unwarranted CPR risk becoming the center of media, legal, and disciplinary scrutiny.
Physicians who refuse a family...
05/16/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Try This
05/16/2011
From the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, College of Nursing.
From the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, College of Nursing.
From the Hartford Institute for...
05/16/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
AGS Viewpoint
05/16/2011
Older adults with dementia often develop problems with chewing and swallowing in the final stages of the disease, which can result in aspiration pneumonia. While feeding tube insertion can be a solution to these problems in some patients,...
Older adults with dementia often develop problems with chewing and swallowing in the final stages of the disease, which can result in aspiration pneumonia. While feeding tube insertion can be a solution to these problems in some patients,...
Older adults with dementia often...
05/16/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
05/16/2011
Inadequate nutritional intake is common among patients in long-term care and sometimes results from swallowing disorders, or dysphagia.
Inadequate nutritional intake is common among patients in long-term care and sometimes results from swallowing disorders, or dysphagia.
Inadequate nutritional intake is...
05/16/2011
Annals of Long-Term Care
