Family Medicine
- Failure to thrive in hospitalized older adults: More than a ‘social admission’
Failure to thrive documented as an admitting diagnosis presents an opportunity to identify, articulate, and begin to ameliorate the true underlying causes of the patient’s health deficits.
- Should I consider single-pill combination antihypertensive therapy for my patient with high blood pressure?
For many patients, starting treatment with a single-pill combination should be considered for the initial management of hypertension.
- Insomnia in older adults: A review of treatment options
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is the gold standard in all age groups, but it is time-intensive and does not offer immediate results.
- Sleep is like Rodney Dangerfield
Sleep quantity (and, in some cases, quality) has been shown to impact memory and learning, mood, appetite, and pain, yet many patients and clinicians do not give sleep the respect it deserves.