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“Old-Time” Doc Image Makes for Easier Elder Exams

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Elderly patients with Alzheimer diseaseor dementia frequently refuseto be examined or have a physical.

Elderly patients with Alzheimer diseaseor dementia frequently refuseto be examined or have a physical.Try approaching such patients witha smile and the "classic" physician'swhite coat with all the trappings--includinga stethoscope. Even dementedpatients usually remember thisphysician persona of old--and oftenrespond with cooperation.-- Harold R. Gollberg, MD
   Asheville, NC

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