Low prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm among 65-year-old Swedish men indicates a change in the epidemiology of the disease. Circulation. 2011;124(10):1118-1123. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.030379PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 4. Benson RA, Poole R, Murray S, Moxey P, Loftus IM. ...
Sensitivity and specificity of the mini-mental state examination for identifying dementia in the oldest-old: the 90+ study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(2):284-289. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01049.xPubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 57. Erkinjuntti T, Sulkava R, Wikström J, Autio L. ...
The median age is rising worldwide1as a larger percentage of the population reaches late adulthood. In the United States from 1900 to 1996, the number of people over 65 years old increased by 11-fold, and the number of people over 85 years old increased by 31-fold2. The percent of the...
In the following round of screening, the male and senior populations should be paid extra attention to raise their attendance rates for colonoscopies. Overall, the PPV was 3.3% for CRCs, and age-specific PPVs increased with increasing age from 1.2% in the 50- to 54-year-old group to 5.3...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed with the current gold standard measure pulmonary function test (PFT). A more sensitive and simple option for early detection and severity evaluation of COPD could benefit practitioners and pa
Mr F, a 66-year-old man with a 5.2-cm AAA, illustrates the issues surrounding monitoring and treating AAA. Risk factors for AAA include older age, male sex, smoking history, and a family history of AAA. Screening for AAA with ultrasound has been shown to prevent rupture, prevent AAA-...
The information presented here will show that screening and testing methods for anal dysplasia are available and need to be communicated. Case Presentation R.S., a 40-year-old man, presented to his family physician with the chief complaint of rectal bleeding found on toilet tissue during the ...
In a cohort of 50-year-old men, imperfect (70%) adherence to annual screening was associated with a cost (versus no screening) of $180,000/QALY (Table 4). Perfect sensitivity of CT for peripheral pulmonary nodules yielded a ratio of $141,000/QALY (Table 4), comparable with the base ...
Population screening of 75- and 76-year-old men and women for silent atrial fibrillation (STROKESTOP). Europace. 2013;15(1):135-140. doi:10.1093/europace/eus217PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 48. Lahtela H, Rubboli A, Schlitt A, et al; AFCAS (Management of patients with ...
Home Sleep Apnea Testing for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea JAMA JAMA Diagnostic Test Interpretation January 10, 2023 A 50-year-old patient with epilepsy, hypertension, loud snoring, recent 50-lb weight gain, and abrupt awakenings with a feeling of breathlessness but no headaches or exce...