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Aging

Updated guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease: A clinical review

John K. Grandy, MS, RPA-C April 05, 2012

The goal of the 2011 diagnostic guidelines is to make earlier identification of Alzheimer  disease possible, which in turn will help patients and families to better prepare and plan.

An unusual presentation in an elderly man

Lara M. West, RPA-C November 23, 2011

Nocturnal abdominal and right-sided shoulder pain signal a life-threatening condition in a patient whose history revealed tell-tale clues.

Yes, I'm his daughter—and I'm also a physician assistant

Sarah Zarbock, PA-C March 04, 2010

The author explores what happens as the roles of medical professional and daughter coincide when her elderly father is hospitalized with pneumonia.

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia: Diagnosis and treatment

From CSAC, the Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council of the AAPA January 14, 2010

Clinicians should screen for mild cognitive impairment and initiate treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors as early as possible in the disease process.

CME Posttest: Elder preventive care; Childhood vaccinations

January 06, 2010

January 2010

Elder preventive medicine: Immunization and screening for adults older than 65 years

Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD January 05, 2010

Preventive medicine in the elderly can reduce disease-specific morbidity, decrease disability, and improve quality of remaining life.

Surgical treatments for patients with an infected total knee arthroplasty

Joseph Kotelnicki, PA-C; Kevin Mitts, MD November 23, 2009

Two-stage revision arthroplasty is the usual treatment for an infected knee replacement, but less invasive procedures may also work.

Benefits and harms of widespread PSA test use still unclear

Timothy Quigley, MPH, PA-C October 22, 2009

Despite the publication of the preliminary results of two studies and the update of two sets of guidelines, the benefits of prostate cancer screening are still controversial.

Does treatment of new-onset hypertension reduce risk of stroke in the elderly?

Ashley D. Finch, PA-C; Karen Graham, MPAS, PA-C August 12, 2009

A search of the medical literature turned up three studies in which the benefits of treating hypertension in persons 80 years and older was demonstrated.

QRS: Alzheimer's disease; Myasthenia gravis

Dawn Colomb-Lippa, MHS, PA-C, Amy M. Klingler, MS, PA-C, Margaret King-Schumacher, PA-C,MJ July 21, 2009

Features, signs and symptoms, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and myasthenia gravis are reviewed. Questions and answers that highlight important facts about these diseases are also included.

Sex in the golden years: If you don't ask, they won't tell

Sarah Zarbock, PA-C February 01, 2009

Older people have something to tell, but are we asking them—and giving them sufficient time and attention to answer?

CME Posttest: AIDS and aging; Is my child autistic?

January 13, 2009

January 2009

Growing old with HIV: The AIDS epidemic and an aging population

Jeffrey D. Myers, PA-C, MMSc, MIH January 01, 2009

Effective therapy and a more active older lifestyle are changing the demographic of infected patients.

Mild cognitive impairment: The transition to Alzheimer's disease

Andrea Pace, MSBS, PA-C; Karen Graham, MPAS, PA-C August 01, 2008

Cholinesterase inhibitors are the most promising agents for slowing progression to Alzheimers disease. But for how long can this progression be delayed?

An older man restricts his activities due to new-onset dizziness

Bonnie Nelson Wells, PA-C June 01, 2007

The patient is an 88-year-old white male who presented with a complaint of new-onset dizziness so severe that it caused him to limit his activity. He was spending more and more time in his independent living apartment out of concern that the dizziness would recur and he would fall and injure himself.

Non-estrogen treatments for osteoporosis: An evidence-based review

Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, Jennifer L. Turner, MSPAS, PA-C; Kelly R. Ragucci, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE; David G. Askins, Jr, MD December 01, 2006

Supporting bone health is fundamental to patient care and must continue throughout life to prevent the fractures that are so often the devastating consequences of osteoporosis.

Screening for osteoporosis

Pamela Moyers Scott, MPAS, PA-C September 01, 2006

Osteoporosis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially if it results in a hip fracture. Within the year following hip fracture, 12% to 20% of patients die, more than 30% have permanent disabilities, and more than 50% can never live independently again. Ten million Americans have osteoporosis, and an additional 18 million with osteopenia are at risk.

Growing old gratefully: Help from the past, hope for the future

Sarah Zarbock, PA-C March 01, 2006

If you were born between 1946 and 1958, reading this editorial may be like looking into a mirror. If you were born between 1959 and 1964, you may not see yourself reflected yet—but you will get a hint of where you might be headed. Either way, you're one of approximately 76 million baby boomers born between the years 1946 and 1964, those who are currently 41 to 59 years old. I'm one of them.