[Management of peripheral neuropathy in the elderly].

Polyneuropathies occur frequently (> 30 %) among elderly people and can result in increased morbidity and impaired quality of life. Diabetes, chronic kidney disease, water-soluble vitamins deficiencies, drugs and alcohol side effects are the major etiologies after a systematic assessment. Neurologist referral is indicated when the diagnosis remains unclear and therapeutic options exist.

Agenda Setting During Follow-Up Encounters in a University Primary Care Outpatient Clinic.

At the beginning of the medical encounter, clinicians should elicit patients' agendas several times using open-ended questions. Little is known, however, about how many times physicians really solicit a patient's agenda during follow-up encounters. The objective was to analyze the number of agenda solicitations by physicians, of agendas initiated by physicians, and of patients' spontaneous agendas during the beginning and the entire encounter.