Geriatrics
Conference Coverage
Decompression can save lives in ventricular trapping
Key clinical point: Decompression for a trapped ventricle can be a life-saving procedure. Major finding: Mortality significantly declined from 70...
Conference Coverage
ICU meds can bring on serotonin syndrome
News
Psychiatrists embrace growing role in palliative care
Conference Coverage
Clopidogrel seems safe in ischemic stroke with microbleeds
Key clinical point: Clopidogrel didn’t increase brain bleeding when administered to patients with acute ischemic stroke and evidence of...
Conference Coverage
Dengue, West Nile threaten to set up housekeeping in U.S.A.
Conference Coverage
Drug-induced liver injury characterized from U.S. registry
Key clinical point: In patients who develop idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI), recovery takes 2-3 months with a risk of death or...
Conference Coverage
Novel anticoagulants increase GI bleeds in elderly
Key clinical point: The novel oral anticoagulants dabigatran and rivaroxaban were associated with an increased risk of GI bleeding in elderly...
News
Link found between sleep disorders and osteoporosis risk
News
Three-minute assessment detected most cases of delirium
Key clinical point: A 3-minute version of the Confusion Assessment Method (3D-CAM) detected delirium in elderly patients. Major finding: Median...
Commentary
Vitamin D deficiency associated with Alzheimer’s
Conference Coverage
Most community pediatricians still practice in the hospital
Key clinical point: Many pediatricians provide inpatient care. Major finding: Nearly two-thirds of pediatricians (62%) provide inpatient care in a...