Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May 2013 - ALTC
Department
LTC Bulletin Board
05/30/2013
A woman is suing the hospital where her 91-year-old mother was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation despite a Do Not Resuscitate order.
A woman is suing the hospital where her 91-year-old mother was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation despite a Do Not Resuscitate order.
A woman is suing the hospital...
05/30/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
05/15/2013
Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates Potential to Treat Opioid-Induced Constipation in Critical Care Setting
Comparing the Evidence of Injectable Bulking Agents for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: What Does the Literature Say?
Ask the Expert:...
Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates Potential to Treat Opioid-Induced Constipation in Critical Care Setting
Comparing the Evidence of Injectable Bulking Agents for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: What Does the Literature Say?
Ask the Expert:...
Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
05/15/2013
The 18th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Sessions will be held July 26-29, 2013, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The 18th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Sessions will be held July 26-29, 2013, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The 18th World Congress on Heart...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
05/15/2013
Study Indicates Cognitive Impairment Does Not Increase Pharmacotherapy Needed to Achieve Depression Remission
Study Sheds Light on Predictors of Antipsychotic Use in the Nursing Home
Product Theater: Pseudobulbar Affect in the Nursing...
Study Indicates Cognitive Impairment Does Not Increase Pharmacotherapy Needed to Achieve Depression Remission
Study Sheds Light on Predictors of Antipsychotic Use in the Nursing Home
Product Theater: Pseudobulbar Affect in the Nursing...
Study Indicates Cognitive...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
05/15/2013
Post-hoc Analysis Shows Extended-Release Memantine Improves Behavioral Symptoms Across Alzheimer’s Disease Severities
Lacosamide Well Tolerated for the Long-Term Treatment of Partial-Onset Seizures in Older Adults
Post-hoc Analysis Shows Extended-Release Memantine Improves Behavioral Symptoms Across Alzheimer’s Disease Severities
Lacosamide Well Tolerated for the Long-Term Treatment of Partial-Onset Seizures in Older Adults
Post-hoc Analysis Shows...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
Editor's Page
05/15/2013
For a person to be classified as frail, he or she will exhibit three or more of the following characteristics...
For a person to be classified as frail, he or she will exhibit three or more of the following characteristics...
For a person to be classified as...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
05/15/2013
More than 2 years in the making, the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) comprehensive online portal—GeriatricsCareOnline.org—debuted earlier this month during the AGS’ Annual Scientific Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. The portal provides quick...
More than 2 years in the making, the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) comprehensive online portal—GeriatricsCareOnline.org—debuted earlier this month during the AGS’ Annual Scientific Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. The portal provides quick...
More than 2 years in the making,...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Series: Nutrition Issues in Long-Term Care
05/15/2013
Evidence-based clinical interventions to prevent and treat unintentional weight loss in elderly persons are outlined in the literature.
Evidence-based clinical interventions to prevent and treat unintentional weight loss in elderly persons are outlined in the literature.
Evidence-based clinical...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Report and Brief Review
05/15/2013
Aquatic therapy (AT) has been used for decades to provide physical therapy for patients with lower extremity deformities.
Aquatic therapy (AT) has been used for decades to provide physical therapy for patients with lower extremity deformities.
Aquatic therapy (AT) has been...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Series
05/15/2013
Sometimes families or family healthcare proxies have false expectations or are misinformed when a loved one enters palliative care.
Sometimes families or family healthcare proxies have false expectations or are misinformed when a loved one enters palliative care.
Sometimes families or family...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
