title: Geriatrics update 2012: what parts of our practice to change, what to 'think about'.
abstract: Many new guidelines and studies of interest to the geriatric population have emerged in the areas of falls and fracture prevention, cardiovascular care, depression, and Alzheimer disease. Some of these guidelines and studies translate to immediate changes that should be made to clinical practice; others are new areas of controversy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Geriatric Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. messinb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Messinger-Rapport
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D015283:Citalopram / Q000008:administration & dosage; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000069448:Denosumab; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D004164:Diphosphonates; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D015283:Citalopram; D000069448:Denosumab