Episode 77: The frail elderly - blood pressure is good - Part II

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2010-03-02 17:14

In episode 77, Mike and James stop waxing philosophically and get specific about therapeutics and the frail elderly. Once again we get our friend and colleague John Sloan to help us navigate through this evidence-free zone. We specifically talk about how to deal with the patient on 47 drugs and what to do about blood pressure, cholesterol, osteoporosis, and type 2 diabetes.

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Thanks for this podcast. I

Submitted by conniedavis (not verified) on Wed, 2010-03-17 13:01.

Thanks for this podcast. I get fatigued trying to convince folks that it's easy to feel lousy with a low BP and in a nursing home population, we're rarely in the situation of preventing cardiovascular disease or stroke. The horse is definitely out of the barn.

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