1. Beneficence
• Do right (“excellent”) by the patient.
• The physician’s main concern is the welfare of the patient.
• Do what is medically helpful.

2. Non-Maleficence
• Avoiding harm.
• Implement effective non-hospital treatment when possible (due to complications that can arise during hospitalization of elderly patients).
• Withhold diagnostic work-up or treatment when intervention is unlikely to result in meaningful survival or patient well-being.

3. Futility of Treatment

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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center To Host “Bone Bash” Citybizlist (press release) Founded in 1773, our 560-bed facility features several centers of excellence including stroke, geriatrics, joint replacement, wound care and bariatrics , … and more??

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Safety and Efficacy of Topical Diclofenac Sodium 1% Gel in Seniors and Younger Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis San Antonio, TX —Roy D.

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This two-part article on neuromuscular diseases in geriatric patients focuses on the conditions that occur with regularity in older persons or have a striking effect on their lives. Part I, published in the February 2010 issue of the Journal, discussed cervical spondylotic radiculomyelopathy, lumbar spondylosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and bought demyelinating polyneuropathies. Part II focuses on myasthenia gravis, inclusion body myositis, polymyositis, and polymyalgia rheumatica.

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Neuromuscular Diseases in Geriatric Patients: Part II

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This article is the third in a continuing series on trauma care and the older adult. The series discusses the growing problem of trauma in the elderly, including its causes and possible ways to prevent it, care in the acute stages, and manifestations and treatment strategies when trauma involves the torso, spine, brain, and hip. Authors include skilled experts in the trauma field representing various specialties at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Introduction Elderly perso read more

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Torso Trauma in the Elderly

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Case Presentation Mr. P is an 87-year-ancient man who has had dementia of the Alzheimer’s type for more than ten years. He has lived with his daughter, Mrs.

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A Patient with Advanced Dementia

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