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Thiruvinvamalai S. Dharmarajan
Researcher at New York Medical College
Publications - 58
Citations - 752
Thiruvinvamalai S. Dharmarajan is an academic researcher from New York Medical College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anemia & Vitamin B12. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 57 publications receiving 715 citations. Previous affiliations of Thiruvinvamalai S. Dharmarajan include Montefiore Medical Center & Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland).
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Anemia increases risk for falls in hospitalized older adults: an evaluation of falls in 362 hospitalized, ambulatory, long-term care, and community patients
Thiruvinvamalai S. Dharmarajan,Thiruvinvamalai S. Dharmarajan,Sai Avula,Edward P. Norkus,Edward P. Norkus +4 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest a potentially important link between anemia and the risk of falls during hospitalization in ambulatory older patients and further studies are needed to determine if therisk of falls can be modified by correction of anemia.
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Mild Anemia and the Risk of Falls in Older Adults From Nursing Homes and the Community
TL;DR: A new and potentially important link between anemia and the risk of falls in patients sustaining hip fractures from both nursing homes and the community is suggested.
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Vitamin B12 deficiency. Recognizing subtle symptoms in older adults
TL;DR: Timely screening and replacement of vitamin B12 will help prevent many complications and the roles of B12 deficiency, elevated homocysteine and elevated methylmalonic acid in various disease states are still evolving.
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To Anticoagulate or not to Anticoagulate? A Common Dilemma for the Provider: Physicians’ Opinion Poll Based on a Case Study of an Older Long-term Care Facility Resident With Dementia and Atrial Fibrillation
Thiruvinvamalai S. Dharmarajan,Surendran Varma,Shailaja Akkaladevi,A. Lebelt,Edward P. Norkus +4 more
TL;DR: An opinion poll regarding the decision to anticoagulate or not among physicians in practice and in various levels of training (residents and fellows) that was based on a specific, yet not unusual, case scenario in the nursing home is conducted.
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The growing problem of pressure ulcers. Evaluation and management for an aging population.
TL;DR: New guidelines for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers are presented, an important concern in older adults with restricted mobility.