PC-FACS
PCFACS Home | Issues | Advanced Search |
January 14
Does this patient have delirium? Value of bedside instruments. |
Wong CL, Holroyd-Leduc J, Simel DL, Straus SE. |
Accuarcy of Bedside Instruments for Diagnosing Delirium Background: More than half of delirium cases go undiagnosed by healthcare workers.1-3 How accurate are bedside instruments for diagnosing the... |
>> Continue Reading |
Prediction of 6-month survival of nursing home residents with advanced dementia using ADEPT vs. hospice eligibility guidelines. |
Mitchell SL, Miller SC, Teno JM, Kiely DK, Davis RB, Shaffer ML. |
Improving Safety and Prognostication for the Elderly with Advanced Dementia and/or Frailty Background: Survival in patients with advanced dementia is extremely difficult to predict. Because of their ... |
>> Continue Reading |
Change in disability after hospitalization or restricted activity in older persons. |
Gill TM, Allore HG, Gahbauer EA, Murphy TE. |
Improving Safety and Prognostication for the Elderly with Advanced Dementia and/or Frailty Background: Survival in patients with advanced dementia is extremely difficult to predict. Because of their ... |
>> Continue Reading |
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. |
Dykes PC, Carroll DL, Hurley A, et al. |
Improving Safety and Prognostication for the Elderly with Advanced Dementia and/or Frailty Background: Survival in patients with advanced dementia is extremely difficult to predict. Because of their ... |
>> Continue Reading |
Reversal of cancer cachexia and muscle wasting by ActRIIB antagonism leads to prolonged survival. |
Zhou X, Wang JL, Lu J, et al. |
Reversal of Cancer Cachexia and Wasting Prolongs Survival Background: Affecting up to 80% of advanced cancer patients, cancer cachexia accounts for nearly 30% of cancer-related deaths.1-3 Can a pharm... |
>> Continue Reading |
PCFACS Home | Issues | Advanced Search |
For questions regarding this publication, send an email to resources@aahpm.org or call 847/375-4712.