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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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the Clinical Frailty ... automatically increase the score ... Dementia doesn't ... #Frailty #Scale ... #CFS #Tips #Geriatrics
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Frailty Score ... predictive and easy to use ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Clinical #Frailty ... #Scale #Score #
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
must have a FAST Scale ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... #Alzheimers #Dementia ... #Functional #Assessment ... Hospice #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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workup 1) Clinical ... MRI, iADL scale, ... MMSE, neuropsychological ... assessment Alzheimer ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... in the ED, the clinician ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... PostOperative #Assessment