Geriatrics
- Delirium in hospitalized patients: Risks and benefits of antipsychotics
No drug is approved for delirium, but antipsychotics can be used in certain situations.
- Watson, the game is a foot… or a palm
Sherlock Holmes I am not, but some useful clues are readily apparent if one is prepared to recognize them.
- Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017)
Readers comment on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017).
- Palmar erythema as a sign of cancer
Red palms in an elderly patient can be due to a number of systemic diseases.
- Postoperative delirium in a 64-year-old woman
Nine days after surgery, her mental status takes an abrupt turn for the worse. What is going on?
- Bedside manners: How to deal with delirium
Delirium is often overlooked. Clinical observation remains important.
- Drug reaction or metastatic lung cancer?
Imaging shows nodules randomly distributed throughout both lungs, a paradoxical reaction to drug therapy.
- The Leser-Trélat sign
The patient presented with night sweats, dry cough, weight loss, and sudden onset of “itchy moles” on her back.