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Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

1. It's all about the baseline
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Frailty Scale ( ... automatically increase the score ... Dementia doesn't ... #CFS #Tips #Geriatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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workup 1) Clinical ... ... laboratory tests ... MRI, iADL scale, ... neuropsychological assessment ... #Geriatrics #Workup
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
#FAST #Stage #Score ... #Alzheimers #Dementia ... #Functional #Assessment ... #Staging #Test ... #Hospice #Diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... NOTES: The last ... own objective assessment ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... Agitation Sedation Scale ... will vary with clinical ... #management