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Fellowship trained in Geriatric medicine Mt Sinai Medical School NY, NY. Triply board certified Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hospice/Palliative Medicine. interests include successful aging, Dementia, EOL care
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Geriatrics
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Theresa Redlinganswered
Geriatrics 36 years experience
Dependent all ADLs: End stage dementia is characterized by needing assistance with all activities of daily living including eating, toiletting, etc. End of life in dement... Read More
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Depends: Depends on what it is used for. In patient with dementia, there are no drugs in this class considered safer then another. However, for other problems,... Read More
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Neuropsych eval: There are different characteristics for each type of dementia that maybe very clear to a doc or may need further eval by a neuropsychologist. A clinic... Read More
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Depends: Most causes of death after a major stroke are due to complications from the immobility a stroke causes. People that are no longer ambulatory are at ri... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Both graying and baldness are mostly genetic- ask your older relatives when they lost their hair or started graying. Sometimes, medical illness or cer... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Genetics: Our hair is generally preprogrammed by our genes to stop making pigment that gives it color. Rarely, a medical illness, stressors or medical treatment... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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High: As our immune system ages it less effectively fights infection. Clostrium difficile is a bacteria that often lives uneventfully in our GI tract. With ... Read More
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Gently: As we age the skin gets thinner with less cushion underneath. It is more susceptible to infection, tears, irritation and pressure ulcers(bed sores). K... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Old fashion term: Senile demenia is now most likely alzheimers disease; as senile meaning old age, means dementia of old age. The most common form of dementia is ad, bu... Read More
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Depends: On alot of things. Whenever we offer a medical intervention, we review their functional and cognitive status to determine if there ould be a significa... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Dry eyes: Tearing eyes in the edlerly are often a results of dry eyes- sounds crazy but true. Treatment would be a full eye exam by an opthamologist, but starti... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Criteria: One can adopt the hospice benefit for any terminal illness if they fit certain criteria. Each illness has its own criteria- but generally if one can n... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Needs check up: Weight loss and fatigue may be due to a myriad of illness/syndromes. Underractive thyroid, depression, low vti B12 levels can all cause fatigue. Othe... Read More
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Dermatitis: Is there a dressing over the site? It probably is a allergic reaction to a product used to cover the site or cleanse the area. Some people develop sen... Read More
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Either: Aricept(donepizil) used for dementia may cause nausea in some people. Taking it with food may help that side effect. However, the absorption is not af... Read More
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Ask for help: Most care givers in this country are "unskilled" unpaid (family). It is often a fulltime job and can wreak havoc on your health. "me" time is imperati... Read More
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Depends: Depends on a lot of things, like how rapidly is the blood loss and if the person has other health problems. If the loss is slow, the body may have tim... Read More
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Who pays?: Medicare does not pay for long term care, assisted living, home care, transportation. So , yes, unless you financially qualify for medicaide, you will... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Cognitive loss: We now know that mild cogntive impairment(mci) amnestic type is a precursor to ad- about 10-15 % of people will convert form mci to early ad.Both are ... Read More
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NO: Even correcting for other factors like diet, etc, blacks and other darker skinned races start with a higher bone density. Caucasians and asians are at... Read More
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Depends: Make sure fully evaluated for potentially reversible causes of confusion.Id treatment should be directed toward the correct diagnosis. The commonly us... Read More
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Not FDA approved: There are no drugs fda approved for vascular dementia(vad). However, the same drugs used for alzheimers disease are also generally used fpr vad.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Theresa Redlinganswered
Geriatrics 36 years experience
Genetics: Both graying and baldness are mostly genetic- ask your older relatives when they lost their hair or started graying. Sometimes, medical illness or cer... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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YES: As much as many people think hospitals are "safe" and it is okay for prolonged stays, this is not the case for the elderly. Usually , the focus of ca... Read More
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Many ways: Is there a compression fracture? Treatment depends on what is source of the pain. If muscle strain, then heat, muscle relaxants and physical therapy. ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Lewy body Dementia: Lbd is a type of dementia characterised by Parkinson's like features (gait problems, sensitivity to anti-psychotic meds) with dementia. One important ... Read More
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Repetitive questions: Every person with ad has different needs and responds to behavioral interactions differently. For those that always ask when are they going home (and ... Read More
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Depends: Our genes are unchanged as we age, however, the gene expression may change. Actions caused by the genetic material may vary as we age. This may includ... Read More
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Yes: If you removed the entire pad of your fingertip, then yes, your fingerprint is gone. The wound will heal over with new tissue(scar tissue) that lacks ... Read More
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Kyphoplasty: A compression fracture that does not improve after 3 months or more with conservative measures may respond to this procedure. A neurosurgeon inserts a... Read More
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A 82-year-old male asked:
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Seborrhea: This likely will respond to an otc antifungal shampoo like nizoral (ketoconazole). There are also prescriptive meds as well. Try the otc on hair and e... Read More
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Many: There are no magical pills for prevention of ad, but regular physical and mental exercise as well as a healthy diet and management of bp, cholesterol ... Read More
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Adequate calories: The actual type of diet depends if there are any other medical conditions(diabetes, heart failure, high BP)- but generally the most common thing I enc... Read More
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Reminiscence: Remininiscing has been shown to be an efffective way to reach older frail patients. This can be done with music, dancing, movies, reading, phot review... Read More
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Depends: First, does she reaslly need an antibiotic? Antibiotics are over ustilized and should not be prescribed for viral illnesses like a cold. If it is need... Read More
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Genetics: Our hair is generally preprogrammed by our genes to stop making pigment that gives it color. Rarely, a medical illness, stressors or medical treatment... Read More
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Yes: As we age we are less able to respond to changes in temperature. Certain meds can also alter our thermoregulatory system- like anti-psychotics, someti... Read More
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Depends: Depends on what type of stroke you had. If it was ischemic(form hardening of the arteries) then Aspirin is generally recomended. If it is embolic( fro... Read More
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Very common: In some studies, up to 45% of the elderly are vti B12 deficient(depends on ethnicity). B12 deficiency maybe due to a problem with taking the B12 off o... Read More
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Genetics: Our hair is generally preprogrammed by our genes to stop making pigment that gives it color. Rarely, a medical illness, stressors or medical treatment... Read More
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Financial decision: If a doctor accepts medicare and medicaid there is a set fee that one needs to accept.Medicarepays 80 percent of what is considered acceptable payment... Read More
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Very: Hyperbaric oxygen has been found to be very effective in management of diabetic ulcers resistant to conservative treatment. It is very expensive, requ... Read More
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Yes: However, it depends on type of dementia the person has. In lewy body dementia, key features include realistic visual hallucinations; there are other s... Read More
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Yes !: Sticking cotton swabs into the ear canal can push wax further into the canal against the ear drum and make it more difficult to remove. Nothing should... Read More
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Depends: Red eyes in the elderly may have many causes : they include dry eyes, allergies and other more serious problems like glaucoma and iritis. See an optha... Read More
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Takes time: I deal with loss frequently in my field. It never gets easy, but you can develop the skills to cope with the losses. First, it is okay to feel sad and... Read More
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65 or older: A geriatrician is a physician with additional training in caring for the elderly. An internist or family doctor; a geriatrician generally sees individ... Read More
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All are bad: Lewy body dementiaa, frontotemporal dementia and supranuclear palsy are less coomin causes of dementia but are associated with more rapid decline, fun... Read More
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Medigap plan: A good idea to get secondary coverage, as medicare only pays 80 % of doctors bills after a deductible per year. Medicare a pays hospital bills and pos... Read More
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Not FDA approved: Donepizil and other drugs in that class are not fda approved for other dementias(except ad). The exception is Exelon (rivastigmine) approved for pd de... Read More
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Apr 9, 2013
Excellent physician, indispensable in taking care of the elderly.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Redling is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Redling is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank You! Thank You so much!! He did have a heart attack :( get well soon Joel!!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! thank you but no doctors in this area to do surgery
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Okay, thank you. I appreciate your help.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine, NJ
Graduated 1987MD
Awards
Gerontologist of year NJ Aging Assoc
Geriatrician of the year HealthCare foundation of NJ
Top Doctor 2007, 2008 NJ Monthly
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