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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

If low bone density is present, it’s often treated alongside a weight loss program. I envision primary care clinicians playing an important role in assessing the individual needs of the older adult patient and helping them access essential elements of the care plan.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

GeriPal

And so there was a report in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine saying that we need to equip all of these individuals in caring for older person in an evidence based manner. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. One of your articles addresses that.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

I know this is like, we’re talking about math and so that makes it all a little complicated, but think about it this way. I really am not buying that it’s too complicated to do A over B, equal C over D, if you know three of the four variables. And then again, individualizing it to the patient. The old table, 1.5

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. But then there is incontinence, which is the same term, same word, but actually presents as a geriatric syndrome. Biological aging or physiological aging varies from individual to individual.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

What should we use to screen individuals? Joe 18:38 Yeah, you know, it’s interesting, Soo, I’m doing a county by county visit here in Minnesota where I actually give a presentation on the basics of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Who should get it if anyone? What happens after they test positive? I’m busy.

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Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. I’m thinking of chronic pain, for example, and individuals with chronic pain often have disturbed sleep or other conditions. So, that’s one thing.

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Fever FAQs (contd.)- Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Rao Doctor

Fever can present alongside other symptoms, such as chills and fatigue, which may help in diagnosing the underlying cause. While mild fevers often resolve on their own, persistent or severe fevers warrant professional evaluation. Using these methods can reduce temperature discomfort and minimize complications.

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