Geriatrics

Geriatrics or geriatric medicine[1] is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people.[2] It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or geriatric physician, a physician who specializes in the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs, and the availability of a specialist.

Elderly suicidality tied to disability, isolation

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 21:49

AT THE AAGP ANNUAL MEETING NEW ORLEANS – Suicidal thoughts and actions are not rare among the elderly, and seem to have diverse drivers, including ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Study aims to bolster argument for reimbursing amyloid imaging

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 15:01

A $100 million study may decide the financial fate of amyloid PET imaging and thus potentially the frequency with which it is used to help rule out Al... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Memantine plus cholinesterase inhibitor improves behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 16/04/2015 - 20:37

NEW ORLEANS – The combination of memantine and a cholinesterase inhibitor improved behavioral symptoms in patients with moderate-severe Alzheimer’... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Blocking breakdown of arginine may prevent AD

Posted on: 15/04/2015 - 17:55

Certain immune cells that normally protect the brain abnormally consume the nutrient arginine in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, suggests a study... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Metabolic monitoring suboptimal for dementia patients taking antipsychotics

Posted on: 14/04/2015 - 15:26

NEW ORLEANS – Elderly dementia patients who take antipsychotics are significantly less likely to have guideline-concordant metabolic checkups than a... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Behavioral symptoms in dementia need a global touch

Posted on: 14/04/2015 - 13:26

NEW ORLEANS–An individualized, step-by-step plan is the best way to treat psychiatric and behavioral problems that might arise in patients with deme... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Cerebrospinal fluid marker predicts brain atrophy

Posted on: 13/04/2015 - 16:00

Baseline levels of visinin-like protein 1 in the cerebrospinal fluid were significant predictors of whole brain and regional brain atrophy, based on d... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Olfactory deficits may signal cognitive decline

Posted on: 09/04/2015 - 19:13

NEW ORLEANS – A test of smell identification seems to predict cognitive decline in elderly patients who score normally on memory tests. Each 1-poin... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Problem-solving, dietary therapy help ward off depression in elderly

Posted on: 09/04/2015 - 18:30

NEW ORLEANS – Both problem-solving and lifestyle interventions significantly reduced the incidence of major depression among black and white communi... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Nursing home residents have poor outcomes after lower-extremity revascularization

Posted on: 06/04/2015 - 18:20

A substantial number of nursing home residents undergo lower-extremity revascularization each year, but very few of them gain any function and approxi... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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