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Cynthia T. McMurtry
Researcher at Veterans Health Administration
Publications - 9
Citations - 957
Cynthia T. McMurtry is an academic researcher from Veterans Health Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Serum albumin & Veterans Affairs. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 9 publications receiving 933 citations. Previous affiliations of Cynthia T. McMurtry include VCU Medical Center.
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A Controlled Trial of Inpatient and Outpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management
Harvey J. Cohen,John R. Feussner,Morris Weinberger,Molly Carnes,Ronald C. Hamdy,Frank Hsieh,Ciaran S. Phibbs,Donald L. Courtney,Kenneth W. Lyles,Conrad May,Cynthia T. McMurtry,Leslye C. Pennypacker,David M. Smith,Nina Ainslie,Thomas Hornick,Kayla I. Brodkin,Philip W. Lavori +16 more
TL;DR: In this controlled trial, care provided in inpatient geriatric units and outpatient geriatric clinics had no significant effects on survival and there were significant reductions in functional decline and improvements in mental health with outpatient Geriatric evaluation and management, with no increase in costs.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Aerobic Exercise for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sam T. Donta,Daniel J. Clauw,Charles C. Engel,Peter Guarino,Peter Peduzzi,David R. Williams,James S. Skinner,André Barkhuizen,Thomas Taylor,Lewis E. Kazis,Stephanie Sogg,Stephen C. Hunt,Cynthia M. Dougherty,Ralph D. Richardson,Charles F. Kunkel,William Rodríguez,Edwin Alicea,Philippe A. Chiliade,Margaret A Ryan,Gregory C. Gray,Larry I. Lutwick,Dorothy Norwood,Samantha Smith,Michael P. Everson,Warren D. Blackburn,Wade Martin,J. Mc Leod Griffiss,Robert Cooper,Ed Renner,James K. Schmitt,Cynthia T. McMurtry,Manisha Thakore,Deanna Mori,Robert D. Kerns,Maryann Park,Sally Pullman-Mooar,Jack M. Bernstein,Paul J. Hershberger,Don C Salisbury,John R. Feussner +39 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that CBT and/or exercise can provide modest relief for some of the symptoms of chronic multisymptom illnesses such as GWVI, and both treatment alone and in combination with CBT significantly improved cognitive symptoms and mental health functioning.
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Mild vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in nursing home patients receiving adequate dietary vitamin D.
TL;DR: To compare the vitamin D metabolite and nutritional status of institutionalized elderly males with a non‐institutionalized control group, a large number of elderly males are institutionalized and the nutritional status is low.
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Metastatic prostate cancer: complications and treatment.
TL;DR: Despite highly successful treatments for localized prostate cancer, approximately 35% to 40% of men will eventually experience a detectable rise in serum prostate specific antigen and go on to experience clinically expressed extracapsular disease, with as many as two‐thirds having evidence of bone involvement.
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Is Malnutrition Overdiagnosed in Older Hospitalized Patients? Association Between the Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor and Serum Markers of Malnutrition
Amy J. Rosenthal,Karen M. Sanders,Cynthia T. McMurtry,Mary Jacobs,D. David Thompson,David Gheorghiu,Kathy L. Little,Robert A. Adler +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that albumin, cholesterol, prealbumin, and transferrin be used with caution when assessing the nutritional status of older hospitalized patients, and soluble IL-2 receptor levels might be used to correct for the impact of inflammation on these markers of malnutrition.