Medical Futility
Continuous, open communication is key to building trust and preventing conflict Providers should seek to understand each patient’s life outside the context of illness including understanding their values, hopes, and…
Geriatric Epidemiology
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Angela Georgia Catic (ed.)Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics10.1007/978-3-319-44084-2_1 1. Geriatric Epidemiology Angela G. Catic1 (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey…
Intimacy in the Long-Term Care Setting
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Angela Georgia Catic (ed.)Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics10.1007/978-3-319-44084-2_10 10. Intimacy in the Long-Term Care Setting John W. Culberson1 , Totini Chatterjee2, 3 and Fiona Prabhu1 (1) Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas…
Feeding Issues in Advanced Dementia
Feeding issues occur in 90 % of individuals with advanced dementia and is typically the last activity of daily living (ADL) lost prior to death Enteral feeding in elders with…
Special Considerations in Older Surgical Patients
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Angela Georgia Catic (ed.)Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics10.1007/978-3-319-44084-2_5 5. Special Considerations in Older Surgical Patients Lauren J. Gleason1 and Angela G. Catic2 (1) Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine,…
Clinical Approach to Essential Tremor
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsHistoryExaminationInvestigationsRating scales…
Diagnosis of Essential Tremor
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsParkinson diseaseCerebellar…
Treatment of Essential Tremor
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsPharmacologic treatmentNon-invasive…
What Is Tremor?
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsRest tremorAction…
Case Studies
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsTremorCase studiesCase…
