GENITOURINARY GERIATRICS
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment (Part 2)

It seems like a simple enough question: How do you diagnose and treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults? The answer is: It depends. In Part 1 of this post we discussed the diagnosis of UTIs in cognitively intact older adults and those with underl...

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EXPERT PEER REVIEWED (CLINICAL) GERIATRICS TOX & MEDICATIONS
Serotonin Syndrome: Consider in the Older Patient with Altered Mental Status

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CARDIOVASCULAR GERIATRICS PSYCHIATRY TOX & MEDICATIONS
Why the Holidays Can Be Deadly

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EXPERT PEER REVIEWED (CLINICAL) GERIATRICS TOX & MEDICATIONS
Putting an Older Patient Under: Tips for Geriatric Procedural Sedation

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EXPERT PEER REVIEWED (CLINICAL) GERIATRICS
10 Tips for Approaching Abdominal Pain in the Elderly

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GERIATRICS TOX & MEDICATIONS
Alcohol Problems Among Older Adults in the ED

The complications of alcohol use can be subtle in older adults, and the effects of alcohol are often incorrectly attributed to aging. Because of its under-recognition, the barriers to screening, and the many subtle ways in which it can present, some have suggested that alco...

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EXPERT PEER REVIEWED (CLINICAL) GERIATRICS NEUROLOGY
A time-based approach to elderly patients with altered mental status

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