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A Shift in Care: Managing OAB Patients Virtually

Guidelines-supported approach to assessment; treatment options in a systematic fashion; OAB care using a virtual-health platform.

ENT Emergencies: Otologic Disorders

1st Module in this 4-part online CPD Program

Diabetic Retinopathy: You Need to Keep an Eye on It!

Diabetes CPD Program, Module 1/4

Treating Hypertension in the Very Elderly Reduces Death and Disability: New Information from the HYVET Trial

M. Faisal Jhandir et al.

The World Health Organization has named hypertension the leading risk for death globally in adults.

Pain Management in Moderate and Advanced Dementias

Alex Smith et al.

This article highlights the complex challenges seen when managing pain in patients with moderate or advanced dementia.

Neuropathic Pain in Older Adults

Jacqueline Gardner-Nix

The management of neuropathic pain at any age is aimed at the relief of suffering rather than focusing on decreasing pain scores, and it should involve even simple measures that affect pain and coping.

Diagnosis and Management of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Amitabh Gupta et al.

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disease with limited treatment options that is characterized by gait and postural instability and a classical vertical supranuclear gaze palsy.

Liver Disease: Learning and Leading

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

When I started out in medicine, differentiating between the various causes of hepatobiliary disease was extraordinarily difficult. It is not easy now, but modern imaging techniques have certainly helped us dramatically.

Gallstone Diseases in the Older Adult

Calvin Law et al.

The prevalence of gallstones has been increasing among the aging population. Common sequelae of cholelithiasis include asymptomatic gallstones, biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, and gallstone pancreatitis.

Managing Abnormal Liver Blood Tests in Older People

James Frith et al.

The prevalence of chronic liver disease is increasing in older people. The presentation of these diseases is often asymptomatic or nonspecific, so they easily go undiagnosed.

Functional Gains for Stroke Survivors in Response to Functional Electrical Stimulation

Janis J. Daly

For those with persistent gait and upper limb deficits after stroke, it is difficult to obtain recovery of motor control and functional capability in response to standard care methods.

Approach to the Management of Dementia-Related Behavioural Problems

Michael J. Passmore

Dementia-related behavioural problems are common and debilitating. The assessment and management of these problems can be challenging.

The Aging Liver

Arthur Everitt et al.

The liver undergoes substantial changes in structure and function in old age. There are age-related changes in liver mass, blood flow, and hepatocyte and sinusoidal cell morphology.

Information Communication Technology-Enabled Health Care at Home

Simon Brownsell et al.

Management of Patients with Ascites

Andres Cardenasc et al.

Ascites is the accumulation of free fluid in the peritoneal cavity. In over 80% of cases, it is a result of cirrhosis.