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Toronto Notes 2019 References Geriatric Medicine GM17
Hypertension
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Immunizations
Rivetti D, Jefferson T, Thomas R, et al. Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly. Cochrane DB Syst Rev 2006;19:CD004876.
Malnutrition
Alibhai SMH, Greenwood C, Payett H. An approach to the management of unintentional weight loss in elderly people. CMAJ 2005;172(6):773-80.
Halsted CH. Harrison’s principles of internal medicine, 16th ed. Kasper, DL. 2004. Chapter: Malnutrition and nutritional assessment. 411-415.
Hooshmand B, Mangialasche F, Kalpouzos G, et al. Association of vitamin B12, folate, and sulfur amino acids with brain magnetic resonance imaging measures in older adults. JAMA Psychiatry 2016;73:606. Reuben DB, Herr KA, Pacala JT, et al. Geriatrics at your fingertips, 15th ed. 2013. Chapter: Malnutrition. 172-176.
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Abdulla A, Adams N, Bone M, et al. Guidance on the management of pain in older people. Age and Aging 2013; 42:1-57.
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Medical care of the dying, 4th ed. Victoria: Victoria Hospice Society, 2006. Chapter: Palliative performance scale, version 2. 120-121.
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Physiology and Pathology of Aging
Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, et al. Harrison’s principles of internal medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Pressure Ulcers
Berlowitz D. Pressure ulcers: staging; epidemiology; pathogenesis; clinical manifestations. Rose BD (editor). Waltham: UpToDate, 2006.
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Norton et al. Best practice recommendations for the prevention and management of pressure injuries. Update 2018. Canadian Association of Wound Care 2018.