title: Intensive session: New approaches to medical issues in long-term care.
abstract: This article, based on a series of presentations at the American Medical Directors Association, briefly highlights new advances in medical areas of interest to long-term care physicians. The areas discussed are heart failure, vitamin D, falls, new treatments for diabetes mellitus, blood pressure measurement, anemia, clinical nutrition, pressure ulcers, Clostridium difficile, insomnia, and antipsychotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Messinger-Rapport
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Morley
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Julie K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gammack
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D008486:Physician Executives; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents