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Geriatrics & Post-Acute

The older adult and post-acute care — polypharmacy, function, and safety.

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An older patient propped up in a hospital bed in the middle of the night, wide awake and staring at nothing, a completely untouched meal tray across their lap, the room dark except for one dim overbed light
Geriatrics

Delirium, Dementia, or Depression: Telling the Three Apart

They present similarly in an older adult and get confused constantly — but only one is a medical emergency. Onset and attention are the two features that separate them, and the quiet version of delirium is the one that gets missed.
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