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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Management of Patients with Late-Stage Dementia: A Caring Hand
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Mairead M. Bartley, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O.
Dementia is a devastating health condition for patients, their families, and a challenging disease for primary care providers. Whereas the diagnosis is usually straightforward to establish, the pharmacologic treatment options have been, at best, disappointing. With little to nothing to offer our patients which would improve their cognitive status; our responsibility for their management doesn’t end there. We still have a responsibility to provide ongoing care to these patients as well as their caregivers as they pr...