Reducing fall risk while managing pain and insomnia

Reducing fall risk while managing hypotension, pain, and poor sleep in an 83-year-old woman.

While medications might not be the sole contributor to fall risk, they are often a modifiable risk factor. Pain, which also affects mood, mobility, and sleep, can be successfully managed to reduce fall risk with the use of effective analgesics. Patients are often referred to the Bruyère Continuing Care Geriatric Day Hospital (GDH) in Ottawa, Ont, for management of these and other conditions ove...

Considering renal risk while managing cancer

Renal function is an important consideration in the management of patients with advanced cancer. There is a reciprocal relationship between cancer and the kidney: chronic kidney disease can increase the risk of developing cancer, and patients with cancer often experience renal impairment owing to age, disease-related factors and nephrotoxic treatments. As therapies for cancer continue to improv...

Managing Populations While Managing Diseases

Yang Zhao, Ph.D., Research Scientist, DxCG, Inc., Waltham, MA Arlene S. Ash, Ph.D., Research Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, and Senior Scientist, DxCG, Inc., Waltham, MA Randall P. Ellis, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics, Boston University, Boston, MA, and Senior Scientist, DxCG, Inc., Waltham, MA James P. Slaughter, M.D., Chair, Medi...

Accelerate Banking Automation While Reducing Risk and Cost

Insomnia Patients with Insomnia Often Report Awareness of Environmental Activities for an Extended Period of Time While Lying in Bed Trying to Fall

PATIENTS WITH INSOMNIA OFTEN REPORT AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHILE LYING IN BED TRYING TO FALL asleep.1-3 They also tend to report that they are still awake even though polysomnographic recording indicates sound sleep status.4 Therefore, patients who complain of insomnia often overestimate their sleep-onset latency and underestimate theirtotal sleep t...