Do you really know a UTI when you see it?
https://www.mdedge.com/infectiousdisease/article/269273/antimicrobial-resistant-infections/do-you-really-know-uti-when-you?ecd=WNL_EVE_240524_mdedge
Antipsychotics for Dementia Tied to More Serious Harms Than Expected | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | JAMA | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2819081?guestAccessKey=337fb0e5-e643-4282-8b4d-ffcfdb130389&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=051724&adv=000375050421
Multiple adverse outcomes associated with antipsychotic use in people with dementia: population based matched cohort study | The BMJ
BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-076268 (Published 17 April 2024)Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:e076268 Conclusions Antipsychotic use compared with non-use in adults with dementia was associated with increased risks of stroke,…
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As an example, older adult patients may be at particularly high risk for cerebral or myocardial ischemia if the blood pressure is lowered excessively and/or too rapidly. In such patients,…
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Is Olive Oil Brain Healthy? Hope Springs Eternal
https://www.methodsman.com/blog/olive-oil-dementia-risk
Alzheimer’s Variant May Cause Distinct Form of the Disease | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/109993?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2024-05-06&eun=g148346d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%202024-05-06&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
Survey: Virtually All Healthcare Providers Meet Criteria for Nomophobia | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apa/109994?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2024-05-06&eun=g148346d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%202024-05-06&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition
Inappropriate Use of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants in Geriatric Patients
https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/inappropriate-use-of-skeletal-muscle-relaxants-in-geriatric-patients
Decision Tool for Investigating Group A Streptococcus Infections In Long-term Care Facilities
https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/downloads/ltcf-decision-tool-508.pdf