Medical student perspectives on geriatrics and geriatric education.

Objective: To ascertain medical students' perspectives on geriatrics.

Design: Interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Setting: An allopathic, Liaison Committee on Medical Education-accredited, former Donald W.

Evaluation and management of the elderly patient at risk for postoperative delirium.

Geriatric patients are at a high risk for the development of postoperative delirium. By recognizing predisposing and precipitating risk factors, preventive measures can be undertaken to reduce this risk. Accurate and timely diagnosis is essential, and we offer therapeutic strategies to help reduce the high morbidity and mortality of this important condition.

Evaluation and management of the elderly patient at risk for postoperative delirium.

Geriatric patients are at a high risk for the development of postoperative delirium. By recognizing predisposing and precipitating risk factors, preventive measures can be undertaken to reduce this risk. Accurate and timely diagnosis is essential, and we offer therapeutic strategies to help reduce the high morbidity and mortality of this important condition.

Hyperlipasemia associated with hepatitis C virus.

Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have been well described. However, hyperlipasemia and/or pancreatitis have not been reported. Following the observation that several HCV patients had elevated lipase levels, this retrospective study was conducted to assess the association between hyperlipasemia and/or pancreatitis with hepatitis C infection.