To the Editor: I was delighted to read your excellent editorial entitled ‘‘Transitions’’ in the November 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. The issue of safe movement for all patients, especially frail elders, has rightly assumed a seat at the table of national health care concerns. The projected annual cost of $17.4 billion in readmissions for 2003–2004 cl...

although it is not often thought of, elderly abuse is a frequently occurring phenomenon. especially when an older patient dies, maltreatment is low on the list of possible causes of death. there are, however, signs that may point in the direction of abuse. these can either be on the patient’s body, in the surroundings, or within the story as to how the patient died. attention should be paid to ...

The present article describes a clinical case as an example of compiled treatment geriatric comorbid patient with aortic stenosis. mentioned in this enhances and underlines the meaning multidisciplinary approach such patients according to contemporary actual standpoints geriatrics. Elderly are often reported have comorbidities including valvular heart diseases which might be regarded one most s...