| | | | | Free initial office visits legal if not form of inducement
| | | By
Don Self
| | | Q. I am opening a new office serving Medicare and non-Medicare patients. Is it still legal to offer free initial office visits? If Medicare discovers I am giving away these visits, will that affect my Medicare fee?
| | | Traumatic subungual hemmorrhage in great toe
| | | By
Norman Levine, MD
| | | Physically active patient presents with nail dystrophy of the distal toenail plate
| | | E-FALCONS: A mnemonic for monitoring the prescribing of atypical antipsychotics
| | | By
Tirath Gill, MD
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Doris T. Tan, DO
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Hani Raoul Khouzam, MD, MPH, FAPA
| | | Atypical antipsychotic are increasingly becoming prescribed for the treatment of multiple conditions associated with psychosis in older patients. Recent studies, however, have indicated that patients who receive atypical antipsychotic drugs are at increased risk for developing a host of metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, abnormal lipid profiles, and hyperprolactinemia.
| | | Addressing musculoskeletal pain
| | | By
Robert Bennett
| | | With this issue, Geriatrics is launching a continuing medical education series on rheumatic disorders. This topic is especially relevant to the management of a geriatric population, as pain is among the top three most common presenting symptoms of patients seeking primary medical care.
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| | | | | | | Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
| | | By
Wendy Chiu, MD, CM, FRCPC
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Daren Nicholson, MD, CM
| | | Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare, adverse reaction to neuroleptic medications. Although incidence of NMS in the geriatric population has never been studied rigorously, more than 200 cases of NMS in older patients have been reported in the medical literature.
| | | Orthostatic hypotension: A primary care primer for assessment and treatment
| | | By
Anne Sclater, MD, FRCPC
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Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan, MD
| | | Orthostatic hypotension (OH), defined as a decline in blood pressure when a person moves from a supine to a sitting or standing position, is a common physical finding in the primary care setting. Recommendations are made for preventive measures, patient and caregiver education, and nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches to treatment.
| | | Osteoarthritis: A review of musculoskeletal aging and treatment issues in geriatric patients
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Peter D. Gorevic, MD
| | | Significantly prevalent among older patients, musculoskeletal disease is a major cause of disability, dependency, dysmobility, pain, and depression. This article targets therapeutic strategies for osteoarthritis that incorporate reconditioning, reduction of load-bearing, and adequate pain control.
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