Prevalence of Beers Criteria Medications Among Elderly Patients in a Military Hospital.

This study aims to examine potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prevalence and factors that affect the use of PIMs in a military treatment facility. Admission and discharge medication lists of 60 patients aged ≥65 years were retrospectively reviewed by a clinical pharmacist and a member of the study team for the presence of PIM using the 2012 Beers Criteria. Patients included were those discharged between December 2012 and September 2013 from the Womack Army Medical Center, Internal Medicine unit.

A case of acute carpal tunnel syndrome.

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome is a rare diagnosis in orthopedic medicine. This article describes a 35-year-old man who presented to the ED with complaints of discomfort and paresthesias in his right wrist after a fall, and was subsequently diagnosed with acute carpal tunnel syndrome. The article reviews the pathophysiology of the syndrome and suggested treatment.