Objectives: Despite a rising clinical and research profile, there is limited information about
how frailty and sarcopenia are diagnosed and managed in clinical practice. Our objective was …

Sarcopenia refers to the loss of muscle mass and strength seen with advancing age. The
pathophysiology is multifactorial, with loss of muscle satellite cells, changes in hormonal …

Frailty is a prevalent condition in urgent care settings associated with an increased risk of
adverse events. Frailty commonly presents on the acute medical take in the form of geriatric …

… 357 The physician’s role in perioperative management of older patients undergoing
surgery Adam L Gordon, Barry J Evans and Jugdeep Dhesi … Clinical Medicine online A full-text …

Study Design Repeated-measures, crossover, double-blinded randomized controlled trial.
Objectives To compare the immediate effectiveness of 2 types of counterforce braces in …

Background and purpose Nitrous oxide misuse is a recognized issue worldwide. Prolonged
misuse inactivates vitamin B12, causing a myeloneuropathy. Methods Twenty patients …

Abstracts Page 1 p=0.013). Unlike ocular motor changes, impairments revealed on
conventional tests of cognition persisted up to 6 months. Conclusions We found multi-domain …

Increased levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, as seen in response to exercise,
challenge the cellular integrity. Important protective adaptive changes include induction of …

Objectives: Converging evidence suggests that the sequelae of adverse childhood experiences
(ACEs) including childhood abuse (eg, sexual, physical, emotional/verbal abuse, neglect…

Ocean conditions near the grounding zones of Antarctica’s ice shelves play a key role in
controlling the outflow and mass balance of the ice sheet. However, ocean observations in …