Geriatrics Perspective

• AGS 2018 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AGS 2018.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 2018
• Should Older Patients With Pancreatic Cysts Have Surgery? Dr Lowenfels comments on a meta-analysis examining whether older patients with high-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms should be subjected to surgery.
  Medscape General Surgery, April 2018
• Would You Recognize Acute Delirium? An older woman presents with acute onset of mental status changes. Is it delirium, depression, dementia, or a mix?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, March 2018
• Deprescribing Antipsychotics: New Algorithm Antipsychotics should only be used in very limited circumstances in elderly patients. Getting patients for whom they are not indicated off them is an important task. Here's how to do it.
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 2018
• Frailty in the Older Adult: A Surgical Deterrent? Surgeons are starting to take frailty seriously, in an effort to thwart surgical complications the elderly.
  Medscape Nurses, March 2018
• His Bundle Pacing 'Very Viable' Alternative to RV Pacing   Learn about late-breaking registry data from ACC 2018, comparing patients who underwent His bundle or right ventricular pacing with study authors and HBP pioneers Drs Dandamudi and Vijayaraman.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 2018
• AAGP 2018 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AAGP 2018
  Medscape Psychiatry, March 2018
• Statins in the Elderly: Evidence-Based or Not? What does the evidence show, and is it enough to guide decisions about statins for older adults?
  Medscape Nurses, March 2018
• Benzodiazepine Prescribing: A Warning Unheeded   Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights the risks of benzodiazepine prescribing in older adults.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, March 2018
• What Did Cardiologists Learn Recently That PCPs Should Know? What are the five articles that cardiologists read in the last 12 months that may change primary care management of patients with cardiovascular disease?
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 2018
• How to Assess and Manage Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation?   Drs Acharya, Friedman, and Klaas discuss when to anticoagulate patients with atrial fibrillation; additional factors that contribute to stroke risk; and treatment options for stroke prevention.
  Mayo Clinic, March 2018
• Deprescribing Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine The first evidence-based clinical practice guideline for deprescribing cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine should lessen clinicians', patients', and families' fear of discontinuing these agents.
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 2018
• Curcumin's Cognitive Benefits Look Convincing   Dr Richard Isaacson on why this new formulation of an ingredient available in most spice racks may be proving effective.
  Medscape Neurology, March 2018
• To Hug or Not: Physicians Differ on What's the Right Behavior Some physicians want to offer patients support; others say hugs have no business in the medical office. In today's environment, do doctors think hugs are appropriate?
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 2018
• Shingrix: Is the Hype Justified?   Dr Paul Offit compares Shingrix with Zostavax® and lays out the recommendations for the new vaccine.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 2018
• Why Do Physicians Overtreat Elderly Breast Cancer Patients?   Drs Kathy Miller and Reshma Jagsi on the reasons behind practitioners' reluctance to omit radiation therapy in older patients.
  Medscape Oncology, February 2018
• What to Do? Elderly Patients Sexually Harass Healthcare Staff Sexual abuse of patient care staff by geriatric patients has been a secret. The #MeToo movement is changing that perception.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2018
• Missing Influenza in Our Older Patients   Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights a recent study suggesting that we might not see typical flu symptoms in the elderly.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, January 2018
• No Physician Shortage Despite Dire Warnings: Zeke Emanuel   Dr Eric Topol discusses factors behind a predicted physician shortage (or lack thereof) with policy expert and ethicist Dr Ezekiel Emanuel.
  Medscape, January 2018
• Self-driving Cars: Perfect Prescription for Aging Patients? Dr Andrew Wilner on how this driverless technology may soon become neurologists' newest friend.
  Medscape Neurology, January 2018