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Should we screen for Alzheimer's disease?
Fewer than one-half of all Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients are currently diagnosed; approximately 25% are treated with antidementia compounds. Screening has been proposed to help combat underdiagnosis of AD. An emerging consensus suggest that the three keys to the successful treatment of Alzheimer's disease are early detection, use of currently approved medications to provide symptomatic treatment, and development of medications to slow and eventually halt disease progression.
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Current Therapeutic Options for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Focus on Nonsurgical Approaches
This activity will explore the newest types of physical rehabilitation as an alternative to surgery, as well as other conservative methods, that can be integrated with pharmacologic therapies to provide a multidisciplinary approach for the relief of LBP.
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The cat's "MEOW": A new mnemonic for diagnosis and management of falls in the elderly
I am sick and tired of trying to categorize fall risk factors as intrinsic or extrinsic, situational or predisposing, or host, activity, or environmental. It's just too much for me to remember. All primary care providers need a logical approach every time we are called to evaluate one of our elderly patients who fell in the hospital, nursing home, assisted living, or in her own home. In short, we need an easy-to-remember, clinically relevant approach to falls.
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Sexual dysfunction in the older woman: Individualizing the approach
Complex medical and psychiatric illness should be considered in evaluation and management, as well as age-related anatomic and hormonal changes.
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Late-life mania: Assessment and treatment of late-life manic symptoms
Manic symptoms, such as increased activity and speech, distractibility, impulsivity, and grandiosity, in older patients may be indicative of primary bipolar disorder (BP); but they also may be secondary to medical problems or medication side effects.
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