Readings for the
ACE Unit Geriatrics Rotation
by Topic
Delirium
Gleason
O.C. Delirium. American Family Physician, Mar. 2003:
67(5):1027-34.
Inouye
S.K., Bogardus S.T. Jr., Charpentier P.A., Leo-Summers L.,
Acampora D., Holford TR., Cooney LM Jr. A multicomponent intervention
to prevent delirium in hospitalized older patients. New
England Journal of Medicine. 340(9):669-76.
Inouye
S.K., van Dyck C.H., Alessi C.A., Balkin S., Siegal A.P.,
Horwitz R.I. Clarifying confusion: the confusion assessment
method. A new method for detection of delirium.[see comment].
Annals of Internal Medicine. 1990; 113(12)
Dementia
Karlawish
J.H.T., Quill T., Meier D. A consensus-based approach to practicing
palliative care for patients who lack decision-making capacity.
Annals Intern Med 130:835-840, 1999.
Clarke,
C.M. and J.H.T. Karlawish. Alzheimer’s Disease: Current
Concepts and Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies.
Annals of Internal Medicine 2003; 138(5): 400-410.
Knopman
D.S., DeKosky S.T., Cummings, MD et al. Practice Prameter:
Diagnosis of dementia (an eidence-based review). Neurology,
May 2001: 56: 1143-1153.
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Depression
Lebowitz
B., Rearson J., et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression
in Late Life. JAMA, Oct. 1997, 278:14:1186-1190
NIH
Consensus Conference: Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression
in Late Life. JAMA, Aug. 1992; 268:8:1018-1024
Dizziness
Eaton
D.A., Roland P.S. Dizziness in the older adult, Part 1. Evaluation
and general treatment strategies. Geriatrics. 2003; 58(4):28-36.
Eaton
D.A., Roland P.S. Dizziness in the older adult, Part 2. Treatments
for causes of the four most common symptoms. Geriatrics.
2003; 58(4):46, 49-52.
Ethics/Decision Making
Karlawish J.H.T., Casarett D.A. Competency and decisionmaking
capacity. In Sugarman J, ed. Twenty Common Problems. Ethics
in Primary Care, 1st edition New York: McGraw-Hill Co. Chapter
18:225-237, 2000.
Karlawish
J.H., Quill T., Meier D.E. A consensus-based approach to providing
palliative care to patients who lack decision-making capacity.
ACP-ASIM End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel. American College
of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. Annals
of Internal Medicine. 1999; 130(10):835-40.
Falls/Gait
AGS/BGS
Panel: Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons.
Journal of American Geriatrics Society. 2001:49:5:664-672
Tinetti,
M. Preventing Falls in Elderly Persons. New England Journal
of Medicine. 2003; 348: 42-49.
Health Systems
Urinary Tract Infection
Lutters
M., Vogt N. What's the basis for treating infections your
way? Quality assessment of review articles on the treatment
of urinary and respiratory tract infections in older people.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2000;
48(11):1454-61.
Wood C. Abrutyn E. Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults.
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, May 1998, 14:2:267-283
Nutrition/Feeding Tubes
Aronheim, J.C. Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in the Terminally
Ill Patient. Clinics in Geriatrics. 2000; 12(2):
379-391.
Gillick,
MD. Rethinking the Role of Tube Feeding in Patients with Advanced
Dementia. New England Journal of Medicine, 2000,
342(3):206-210.
Finucane
T., Christmas C., Travis K. Tube Feeding in Patients with
Advanced Dementia: A Review of the Evidence. JAMA,
October, 1999; 282(14):1365-1370.
Polypharmacy
Chutka
D., J. Evans, et al: Drug Prescribing for Elderly Patients.
Mayo Clinical Proceedings, July 1995, 70:685-693.
Pressure Ulcers
Thomas,
D.R. Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: What works?
What doesn’t? Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine,
August, 2001; 68:8:704-722
Sleep Evaluation & Management
Martin,J.
Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in Older Adults.
Clinical Psychology Review, 2000, 20:6:783-805
Syncope
Linzer
M., Yang E., Estes M; et al. Diagnosing Syncope Pt. 1: Value
of History, Physical Examination and Electrocardiography.
Annals of Internal Medicine, June, 1997, 126:12:989-996.
Linzer
M., Yang E., Estes, M.; et al. Diagnosing Syncope Pt. 2: Unexplained
Syncope. Annals of Internal Medicine, July, 1997,
127:1:76-86.
Palliative Care
Morrison,
R.S. and Meier, D. Palliative Care. New England Journal
of Medicine. 2004; 350: 2582-2590.
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