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Due to an increase of a number of elderly population and long term care facilities, the needs to provide health care service for elderly is steadily growing in Korea. Despite...
We report a 61-year-old woman who developed motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinsonism and polyclonal gammopathy in response to long-term treatment of chlorpromazine. The temporal relationship between chlorpromazine discontinuation and...
Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the core clinical features of fluctuating consciousness, visual hallucination, and parkinsonism. A 78 year old man was visited...
As population is getting older, the incidence of chronic diseases is gradually increasing. So, to manage chronic disease, it’s crucial to manage their own health in their daily lives. Because...
Background: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely and routinely used to treat gastric acid-related disorders, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and peptic ulcer disease, in both inpatient and outpatient...
The 48/6 Model of Care is a senior integrated care system that conducts screening and assessment for inpatients using six key areas, and establishes and mediates individualized multidisciplinary care plans...
Background: Despite the large number of elderly individuals who are dying of cancer in Korea, the quality of pain management remains poor. Thus, in this study, the safety and efficacy...