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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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Top Tips to help ... Dementia doesn't ... Drill down into changes ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis ... #Management
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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(parkinsonian signs ... - Behavioral changes ... - Behavioral changes ... #Differential # ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... seizure threshold changes ... other neurological deficits ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Elderly #Neurology #Geriatrics
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
recent vision changes ... positive Romberg sign ... Examples: - Dementia ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Evaluation #Geriatrics