[COGNITIVE CAPABILITIES OF PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENTS: A CHART REVIEW STUDY].

Introduction: In patients with schizophrenia the most impaired competence is cognition. However, the sociodemographic and medical contributors to the various neurocognitive deficits have yet to be determined.

Objectives: To assess the impact of age, physical diseases, anticholinergic medications, gender and level of education on psychotic inpatients' cognitive capabilities.

Level of function at discharge as a predictor of readmission among inpatients with schizophrenia.

Objective: We retrospectively assessed the effect of social-, cognitive-, and task-oriented functioning levels at hospital discharge on the readmission rate of patients with schizophrenia.

Method: We assessed the functional capability of 71 inpatients (37 men and 34 women), mean age 41.3 (standard deviation = 11.

Strategy for colorectal cancer screening.

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in Israel. Our current understanding of the colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence has led to the use of screening for timely detection of polyps and cancer. Digital examination of the rectum is a test that can be performed by all doctors.

Gastroduodenal pathophysiology of NSAIDS. Short summaries of the slides.

We need to learn a lot more about the pathophysiology of NSAIDs, especially COX-2, which at present are the drugs of choice.