Geriatrics
From the Journals
Postop delirium management proposed as hospital performance measure
Delirium rates varied across hospitals.
Conference Coverage
Cognitive-behavioral therapy modified for maximum efficacy in the elderly
NEW YORK – CBT is well suited to treating depression in the elderly when adjusted for realistic goals that permit incremental steps toward...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Prescribing antipsychotics in geriatric patients: Focus on dementia
When to use SGAs for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Third of 3 parts.
Podcasts
Using antipsychotics for dementia
Helen C. Kales, MD, discusses risks and benefits of antipsychotics and other psychotropics for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia...
Conference Coverage
Transient epileptic amnesia: Rare, treatable, and easy to miss
LOS ANGELES – A review of cases finds that neuroimaging with FDG-PET reveals focal abnormalities
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Is ‘medical aid in dying’ suicide?
And one in five Medicaid kids may have a mental health diagnosis.
Conference Coverage
Is medical aid in dying suicide?
WASHINGTON – The American Association of Suicidology issued a 2017 statement that medical aid in dying is not suicide. Two experts debate whether...
From the Journals
Anticholinergics’ link to dementia calls for vigilance in elderly
The associations seen were “moderate” but reflect an “appreciable risk” for patients.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Diabetes patients ignore a deadly risk
And a three-in-one pill could change hypertension treatment.
From the Journals
Alzheimer’s: Biomarkers, not cognition, will now define disorder
This new way of classifying AD may change the way doctors and patients talk about the disease – and, one day, could change treatment.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Antibiotic resistance leads to ‘nightmare’ bacteria
And Medicare formulary changes could be on the way.
