Volume 21 - Issue 1 - January, 2013 - ALTC
Perspectives
01/17/2013
Shimon M. Glick, MD, FACP; Alan B. Jotkowitz, MD
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding in patients with advanced dementia may provide no benefit.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding in patients with advanced dementia may provide no benefit.
Percutaneous endoscopic...
01/17/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Commentary
01/17/2013
Jeffrey D. Schlaudecker, MD; Irene Moore, MSSW
A home-like waiting room reassures cognitively impaired persons by tapping into their wish to be home, thereby reducing their anxiety and curtailing wandering.
A home-like waiting room reassures cognitively impaired persons by tapping into their wish to be home, thereby reducing their anxiety and curtailing wandering.
A home-like waiting room...
01/17/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Review
01/17/2013
Nancy D. Henry, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC; E. J. Ernst, DNP, MBA, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, CEN
Although hoarding is not yet considered a neuropsychiatric condition, as it has no official diagnostic criteria.
Although hoarding is not yet considered a neuropsychiatric condition, as it has no official diagnostic criteria.
Although hoarding is not yet...
01/17/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
02/19/2013
Pomalidomide and Low-Dose Dexamethasone Improves Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Pomalidomide and Low-Dose Dexamethasone Improves Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Pomalidomide and Low-Dose...
02/19/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
02/19/2013
Dabigatran Etexilate Well Tolerated Following Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery
Serelaxin Effective in Patients With Acute Heart Failure
Use of Daily Multivitamin Does Not Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Dabigatran Etexilate Well Tolerated Following Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery
Serelaxin Effective in Patients With Acute Heart Failure
Use of Daily Multivitamin Does Not Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Dabigatran Etexilate Well...
02/19/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Try This
01/21/2013
While normal aging changes interfere with the quality of sleep, other disease conditions and medications used by older adults compromise sleep patterns.
While normal aging changes interfere with the quality of sleep, other disease conditions and medications used by older adults compromise sleep patterns.
While normal aging changes...
01/21/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
01/21/2013
Sleep Disorders Spotlight
FDA Approves Sirturo to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Hand/Wrist Radiographs May Predict Risk of Hip Fractures
New Guidebook Targeted to Improve Communication With Older Adult Patients
New MRI...
Sleep Disorders Spotlight
FDA Approves Sirturo to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Hand/Wrist Radiographs May Predict Risk of Hip Fractures
New Guidebook Targeted to Improve Communication With Older Adult Patients
New MRI...
Sleep Disorders Spotlight
FDA...
01/21/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
01/21/2013
Examining Safety and Efficacy of Humira in Older Adults With Arthritis
Examining Safety and Efficacy of Humira in Older Adults With Arthritis
Examining Safety and...
01/21/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
01/21/2013
The CMS launched a major initiative to curtail the inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics for nursing home residents with dementia.
The CMS launched a major initiative to curtail the inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics for nursing home residents with dementia.
The CMS launched a major...
01/21/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Editor's Page
01/21/2013
Gregg Warshaw, MD
When most of us think of our ideal home, it’s often a clean and well-organized space. But some people view things differently.
When most of us think of our ideal home, it’s often a clean and well-organized space. But some people view things differently.
When most of us think of our...
01/21/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
