Geriatrics
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Studies Support Screening Hospital Patients for Driving Disorders
Major Finding: When screened, 17% of 755 older patients failed at least one test for driving disorders.Data Source: Two studies of driving tests...
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FDA Clears iPhone/iPad App
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Elderly Patients Face Uphill Battle With Brain Bleeds
Major Finding: About one-third of elderly patients who undergo surgery for a traumatic brain injury die in the hospital and one-half are dead...
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Study Challenges Notion of Pressure Ulcers as a 'Never Event'
Major Finding: On logistic regression analysis, only use of mechanical ventilation and vasopressors were significantly associated with the...
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Tailored Approach to Stenting, Surgery Comparable for Stroke Prevention
Major Finding: The composite primary end point of stroke or death within 30 days of the procedure and any later ipsilateral stroke occurred in 2.8...
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Community Resources Help Obese Elderly With CVD Preserve Function
Major Finding: A community-based intervention conducted by Cooperative Extension agents, which combined increased physical activity with caloric...
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AHA: More Than One-Third of U.S. Could Have Cardiovascular Disease by 2030
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FDA Won't Approve Amyloid Imaging Agent Florbetapir – Yet
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Vitamin D Deficiency High in the Surgical ICU
Major Finding: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among a population of veterans admitted to the surgical ICU was 97%.Data Source: An 8-month...