Mutism in the Older Adult Nages Nagaratnam, MD, FRCP, FRACP, FRCPA, FACC, Consultant Physician, Geriatric Medicine, formerly Blacktown-Mount Druitt Health, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. Gowrie Pavan, MBBS, FRAGP, General Practitioner,The Surgery, Plympton Road, Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Abstl'act. Along with increased life ~xpcctancy, sllccessful aging and possibilities for increasing well-being in old age have become important research topics in recent years. T!1(~ present study (a) examines the relationship between satisfaction in several life domains (\vith respect to family. friendships, and health) and general life satisfaction of oldcr adult women in Germany. and (b) dct...

A 74-year old man, with a medical history of hypertension and marijuana abuse, presented with a non-productive cough, chills and progressive dyspnea on exertion for one week. On physical examination, his temperature was 100.6, oxygen saturation was 92% on room air. Lung examination revealed right posterior basal rales. Chest x-ray demonstrated a right lower lobe infiltrate with a small pleural ...