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Development and Implementation of a Medical Cannabis Clinic Within a Geriatrics Primary Care Clinic: Preliminary Data

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cannabis use is rising among adults, yet few users receive structured medical supervision. Older users face unique risks necessitating specialized oversight. Given their longitudinal relationships and detailed understanding of patients' health and goals, primary care providers are well‐positioned to guide decisions and education ...
Ryan Weaver   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of a Gabapentinoid–Loop‐Diuretic Prescribing Cascade in U.S. Nursing Home Residents

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Among 23,544 older adult long‐stay nursing home residents who initiated a gabapentinoid in the nursing home (2016–2022), 4.2% experienced a loop diuretic prescribing cascade within 90 days. Predictors of the prescribing cascade included older age, higher medication burden (≥ 15 medications), current receipt of non‐loop diuretics, and titration of ...
Kaleen N. Hayes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimorbidity in Focus: Emerging Patterns, Medication Appropriateness and Clinical Innovation. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Clin Med
Ioakeim-Skoufa I   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Burden of Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia in Insulin‐Treated Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Residents

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Among older adults with insulin‐treated diabetes during their first week in a nursing home, 60% have hyperglycemia ≥ 250 mg/dL and nearly 20% have hypoglycemia < 70 mg/dL, while less than one‐third have no dysglycemia, as measured by routine fingerstick glucose monitoring. Importantly, over two‐thirds of those with hypoglycemia also have hyperglycemia.
Alexandra K. Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Little Things Add Up: Harnessing Emergence Theory to Decode Complexity in Geriatric Care

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Geriatric patients function as complex systems shaped by biological, psychological, functional, and social factors, generating new emergent properties of non‐linear change, self‐organization, phase transitions, and path dependence that produce clinical states guiding dynamic assessment, early detection, and cross‐domain care.
Anna Maria Izquierdo‐Porrera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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