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A Manual of Guidelines to Score the Modified Cumulative Illness Rating Scale and Its Validation in Acute Hospitalized Elderly Patients by Salvi, Fabio, Miller, Mark D., Grilli, Annalisa, Giorgi, Raffaella, Towers, Adele L., Morichi, Valeria, Spazzafumo, Liana, Mancinelli, Lucia, Espinosa, Emma, Rappelli, Alessandro, Dessì-Fulgheri, Paolo

“…OBJECTIVES: To update previous guidelines to score the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) and test their usefulness in hospitalized elderly patients…”
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Skeletal Integrity in Patients with Nail Patella Syndrome by Towers, Adele L., Clay, Cheryl A., Sereika, Susan M., McIntosh, Iain, Greenspan, Susan L.

“…Nail patella syndrome (NPS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder resulting from a heterogenous loss of function in the LMX1B gene. It is associated with…”
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Promethazine Adverse Events after Implementation of a Medication Shortage Interchange by Sheth, Heena S, Verrico, Margaret M, Skledar, Susan J, Towers, Adele L

“…BACKGROUND: Prochlorperazine and droperidol were commonly used antiemetics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center– Presbyterian Hospital until a…”
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Fulminant Chemical Hepatitis Possibly Associated with Donepezil and Sertraline Therapy by Verrico, Margaret M., Nace, David A., Towers, Adele L.

“…OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of fulminant hepatitis possibly related to concomitant donepezil and seratriline therapy. PATIENT AND SETTING: An 83‐year‐old…”
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Constipation in the elderly: influence of dietary, psychological, and physiological factors by Towers, A L, Burgio, K L, Locher, J L, Merkel, I S, Safaeian, M, Wald, A

“…To identify dietary, psychological, and physiological characteristics of older individuals with chronic constipation, compared with a control group of…”
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Adverse Drug Events Involving COX-2 Inhibitors by Verrico, Margaret M, Weber, Robert J, McKaveney, Teresa P, Ansani, Nicole T, Towers, Adele L

“…OBJECTIVE: To describe the types and severity of adverse drug-related events (ADEs) observed in patients receiving cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors and to…”
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Clinical documentation improvement--a physician perspective by Towers, Adele L

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Adverse Events Related to Lorazepam Use on Medical Floors by Sheth, Heena S., Galhotra, Sanjay, Verrico, Margaret M., Towers, Adele L., DeVita, Michael A.

“…Background: Lorazepam, an intermediate-acting benzodiazepine, is associated with oversedation and respiratory depression. Objectives: To evaluate lorazepam use…”
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Effect of Paroxetine on Plasma Vasopressin and Water Load Testing in Elderly Individuals by Marar, Isam E., Towers, Adele L., Mulsant, Benoit H., Pollock, Bruce G., Amico, Janet A.

“…Hyponatremia sometimes occurs in elderly depressed patients treated wtih a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI). The cause of the hyponatremia is not yet…”
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Authors' Reply by Sheth, Heena S, Verrico, Margaret M, Skledar, Susan J, Towers, Adele L

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Authors' Reply by Sheth, Heena S, Verrico, Margaret M, Skledar, Susan J, Towers, Adele L

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Fulminant chemical hepatitis possibly associated with donepezil and setraline therapy by Verrico, Margaret M, Nace, David A, Towers, Adele L

“…Verrico describe a case of fulminant hepatitis possibly related to concomitant donepezil and seratriline therapy. The patient, an 83-year-old woman, recovered…”
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Comment: promethazine adverse events after implementation of a medication shortage interchange by Habib, Ashraf S, Breen, Terrance W, Gan, Tong J

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