Geriatrics

New guidelines recommend healthcare providers develop and implement an individualized nutrition care plan for individuals with diabetes with or at risk of a DFU.

Barnesiella was positively associated with the first principal component, and category fluency.

The investigators found 56.7% of nursing home patients and 68.1% had multi-drug resistant organism-positive results at enrollment.

There was not an association between sleep duration and metabolic diseases found in men.

About 25% of C difficile infections are due to community spread.

The Cochlear Nucleus Implant was previously approved for patients with moderate to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.

Additionally, no increase in incidences of stroke or pulmonary embolism were seen 14 days after the 2 vaccine doses.

Obesity is a risk factor for both obstructed sleep apnea and IHH.

Women in the study had an earlier sleep schedule and lower sleep fragmentation.

More than 90% of patients in hypertension and lipid management accomplished their predetermined goals after completing the remote program.

After 1 year, 37% of patients had died and 65% of patients were readmitted to the hospital.

Dr. Haller discusses issues in diversity and inclusion in retina, but provides avenues for solutions and what needs to come next.

There has recently been more community spread of C difficile infections.

Sulfonylurea and/or insulin deintensification occurred in fewer than 50% of older adults with diabetes within 100 days of a hypoglycemia-associated ED visit.

In older patients receiving medication intensification, no differences were seen in the risk of severe hyperglycemia, severe hypoglycemia, or death at 1 year.

In research presented virtually at IDWeek 2021, investigators with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a review of nursing home antibiotic stewardship citation deficiencies in order to improve implementation.

Age, antibiotic use, and proton pump inhibitor use was associated with an increase in C difficile infections.

RT001 and RT176 were the most prevalent C difficile ribotypes found from C difficile isolates using PCR testing.

A total of 269 participants were considered potentially overtreated, while 109 participants were appropriately on target, and 56 participants potentially undertreated.

The machine learning model outperformed a comparison logistic regression model in identifying high-risk patients for HBV.

CDI rates remained down in 2020 despite an increase in antibiotic use during the pandemic.

There were 4 errors found involving wrong medications or injections in the wrong eye at KPNC in 2019 and 2020.

Older individuals are at an increased risk of more severe COVID-19 outcomes.

Trigger avoidance-only strategies don’t actually help migraine patients improve. These are the proactive behaviors that do.

Research suggests that men and women of all ages in mainland China recorded similar results of untreated osteoporosis and vertebral and clinical fractures, all of which are becoming more prevalent over time.

Data show skeletal muscle relaxant associated with increased risk of fall-related injury (OR 1.28) and all-cause hospitalization (OR 1.11).

Higher depressive and manic (symptoms were associated with lower GAF, most strongly among the older participants.

It’s time to stop just recommending trigger avoidance strategies to patients. These are the proactive behaviors that will actually help improve migraine.

Previous research has shown that COVID-19 can impact ocular health.

Metabolomic and preclinical studies have indicated that branched-chain amino acids may protect against neurodegenerative diseases.