Search results for "Dementia"
Internists must reassume the mantle of the ‘doctor's doctor’
The future of the general medicine specialist is in fact bright, but it will require a significant effort on an individual, professional, and societal level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/internists-must-reassume-the-mantle-of-the-doctors-doctor.htm
1 Jan 2020
Managing the elderly with cardiovascular disease
As patients are living longer, they're seeking more care for their cardiovascular diseases, as well as the accompanying comorbities such as diabetes. Effective therapy works in the older population, say the experts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/CVD.htm
1 Oct 2011
Look for reasons if patients refuse advice
Refusal can be frustrating for physicians, who likely see their medical advice as contributing toward healing and improving quality of life. But patients reserve the right to make informed decisions about their care, even if these decisions run counter to what's been recommended.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/02/informed-refusal.htm
1 Feb 2014
Diving into delicate patient conversations
Delivering unpleasant news is one of the hardest tasks a physician faces. Assessing sensitive topics heightens the difficulty, and two physicians at Internal Medicine 2012 address ways to handle especially sensitive areas: sexual history, and the inability to safely drive a car.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/06/delicate.htm
1 Jun 2012
High-value care a focus at Hospital Medicine 2017
Hospital Medicine 2017 featured advice on providing high-value care, from how to talk about the concept with patients to which tests and screens to give and which drugs to stop.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/high-value-care-a-focus-at-hospital-medicine-2017.htm
1 Jul 2017
Major shift in thinking about cognitive impairment
Because neurocognitive decline can have a variety of etiologies, a new definition by the DSM-5 defined mild cognitive impairment as a syndrome, and then drilled down to its etiology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/major-shift-in-thinking-about-cognitive-impairment.htm
1 Jul 2019
Benzodiazepines may confer dementia risk for elderly patients
Patients who started taking benzodiazepines after age 65 had a greater risk of developing dementia than those who never used the drugs, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/02/2.htm
2 Oct 2012
Risk of financial abuse in elders should draw internists' attention
An expert counsels internists to consider screening their elderly patients for financial abuses, from investment scams to pressure from family members. Doctors can partner with financial experts to prevent financial exploitation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/geriatrics.htm
1 Jul 2012
New thinking about Alzheimer's diagnosis
New technology and biomarkers have contributed to the detection of Alzheimer's disease, but clinicians are skeptical about the value of a diagnosis without the ability to treat the condition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/new-thinking-about-alzheimers-diagnosis.htm
1 Nov 2019
Phase 3 trial shows efficacy of donanemab for Alzheimer disease
In an industry-funded, placebo-controlled trial of patients with early symptomatic Alzheimer disease and amyloid and tau pathology, patients on the investigational drug donanemab showed significant slowing in worsening on the integrated Alzheimer Disease Rating Scale score.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/25/2.htm
25 Jul 2023