Messinger-Rapport BJ, Little MO, Morley JE, Gammack JK. Clinical Update on Nursing Home Medicine: 2017.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2017;
18:928-940. [PMID:
29080572 DOI:
10.1016/j.jamda.2017.09.001]
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Abstract
This is the 11th annual Clinical Update from the AMDA meeting article. This year the topics covered are hypertension after the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk factors, diagnosis and management including end-of-life planning, and the difficulties with exacerbations such as breathlessness; diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment and dementia; and wound care and pressure ulcer management.
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