Pulmonary Disease
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Patients with COPD and Depression or Other Mood Disorders
Dr. Iwuagwu is Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toledo, Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH; and Dr. Raji is Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director, Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit, Sealy Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
Introduction
Recent articles have described the high prevalence (20-80%) of depressive symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1-7 Chronic obstructive p
Botanical and Diet-Based Biological Therapies and Their Use by Older Persons: Part I
Complementary and alternative medicine therapies are being used with increasing frequency by mature and elderly persons. In fact, the use of alternative medicine in some form or another is widespread in the United States, with usage rates reported as high as 30%.1 Many complementary and alternative therapies are available, including: mind-body interventions (meditation, hypnosis, dance, music and art therapy, and biofeedback); biologically based therapies (herbal and dietary); manipulative and body-based methods (osteopathy, chiropractic, and massage); and energy therapies (electromagnetic ...
2004 Annual Author/Subject Index
AUTHOR INDEX
Aner MM. Evaluation and management of chronic pain in the older patient: Therapeutic advances. 2004;12(1):29-33.
Buchanan CK, High KP. Nutrition, aging, and infection. 2004;12(2):44-53.
Baum N. Benign hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. 2004; 12(5):30-32.
Baum N. Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. 2004;12(8):21-24.
Boling PA, Bayne CG, Ratner E. Legal boundaries governing referrals to home care providers. 2004;12(7):19-22.
Boling PA. The health care worker, resistant bacteria (MRSA), and preventing con...
Health Promotion/Disease Prevention in Older Adults–An Evidence-Based Update Part II: Counseling, Chemoprophylaxis, and Im
In Part I of this series (Clinical Geriatrics 2004;12[11]: 17-25), the authors presented the case of Mrs. Edna Wilson, a healthy, community-dwelling 82-year-old woman with mild hypertension, osteoarthritis, and hypercholesterolemia, and asked physicians to consider how they could help her maintain her successful aging. Currently recommended screening measures were reviewed. In Part II, the authors examine guidelines for counseling this hypothetical patient, chemoprophylactic agents to consider, and immunizations she should receive.
COUNSELING
Counseling on the part of health p...
