Comprehensive therapy

The most recent articles from: Compr Ther January 2009

Comprehensive therapy · Jan 2009

Case Reports

Quetiapine in the treatment of postoperative delirium. A report of three cases.

I summarize the effects of atypical antipsychotic quetiapine on reversing postoperative delirium in three elderly patients and review the historical and general clinical presentation of delirium. Quetiapine pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics effects are also described. Although quetiapine was effective in reversing postoperative delirium without adverse events in all three patients, such effectiveness cannot be generalized until confirmed by prospective controlled studies.

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Comprehensive therapy · Jan 2009

Review

Bariatric surgery: important considerations for the primary care provider.

Bariatric surgery has become an acceptable therapy for the management of the patient with medically complicated obesity. This paper will review important considerations for the primary care provider as they identify, counsel and care for patients interested in these interventions.

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Comprehensive therapy · Jan 2009

Review

Depression and pregnancy.

Women of childbearing age with depression present with a unique set of risks. This article will discuss the following topics: these specific risks, current literature on treating depression in the peripartum, and roles of physician and patient in peripartum treatment.

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