- Volume 18 - Issue 7/8 - July/August 2010
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A Review and Update of Insulins in the Management of Elderly Patients with Diabetes
This article is the fourth in a continuing series on diabetes in the elderly. The third article in the series, “Diabetes Agents in the Elderly: An Update of New Therapies and a Review of Established Treatments,” was published in the June issue of the Journal. The remaining articles in the series will discuss such topics as the role of exercise and dietary supplements in the management of diabetes, and microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes.
Current Issue Articles
Physician's Perspective
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West Nile Virus Infection in Older Adults
Case Presentation
Mr. D is a 75-year-old Caucasian man who sought care after experiencing a one-day history of fever and generalized weakness. He stated that he began to feel unwell after a day of gardening. He reported mild intermittent headache and generalized malaise with no stiff neck. He denied having a sore throat, with no cough and no dyspnea. He had no urinary symptoms earlier, but the morning of his visit he reported having some dysuria. There was no pertinent travel history of environmental exposure.
Try This Series
The General Assessment Try This Series offers assessment tools on a variety of topics relevant to the care of older adults. The How to Try This series is comprised of articles and videos presenting cases studies demonstrating the use of the Try This series.How to Try This articles and videos are listed under their respective Try This article.
Clinical Geriatrics Poll
Treatment Algorithms and Management Options for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriasis affects approximately 2.1% of U.S. adults,
up to 7.5 million people, of whom about 30% will develop psoriatic arthritis.
Click here for the latest clinical information on treating your patients with psoriasis.
Clinical Geriatrics Blogs
Coming in Future Issues of Clinical Geriatrics
Series: Diabetes in the Elderly
Series: Cancer in Older Adults
First Report® Conference Coverage: American Academy of Neurology, American Diabetes Association, 2010 Digestive Disease Week
Assessment and Classification of Pain in the Elderly Patient
Pharmacologic Management of Pain in Older Patients
Miscellaneous Pain Syndromes in Older Adults
Nonhernia Causes of Inguinal Pain in the Elderly
