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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
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March 2018
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Ann Am Thorac Soc
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December 2015
RATIONALE: Older patients are at high risk of death and rehospitalization after hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD). Emergency department visits comprise a substantial portion of acute care encounters ...
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Am J Transplant
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January 2013
This manuscript describes the functional status trajectory of older (age 65 or older) and younger (age 18-64) adults after lung transplantation (LT). After the implementation of the lung allocation score (LAS) in 2005, older adults became the fastest growi ...
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Evidence Based Medicine
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June 1, 2012
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Ann Longterm Care
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April 2012
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly suspected in residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities, and it has been common practice to prescribe antibiotics to these patients, even when they are asymptomatic. This approach, however, often does more har ...
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Clin Geriatr Med
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May 2011
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in long-term care (LTC) residents; however, most infections are asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Differentiating asymptomatic from symptomatic UTI is challenging, because LTC residents typically have chroni ...
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