title: Clinical update on nursing home medicine: 2013.
abstract: This is the seventh article in the series of Clinical Updates on Nursing Home Care. The topics covered are antiresorptive drugs, hip fracture, hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, depression, undernutrition, anorexia, cachexia, sarcopenia, exercise, pain, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Messinger-Rapport
authors.forename: Julie K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gammack
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Morley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005853:Geriatrics; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009735:Nursing Homes; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control; D059408:Pain Management; D011182:Postoperative Care; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D019382:Human Growth Hormone
keywords: Antiresorptive drugs; anorexia; behavioral symptoms; bisphosphonates; cachexia; dementia; depression; exercise; hip fracture; hypertension; orthostatic hypotension; pain; psychological symptoms; sarcopenia; undernutrition