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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Types ... Classification #Geriatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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atrophy Lewy body dementia ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontotemporal dementia ... #Differential # ... #Geriatrics #Workup
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... #Elderly #Ds #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
organ disease (ie dementia ... Precipitants #Elderly #Geriatrics ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
5 Dementia hospice eligibility • Stage 7 or beyond according to the FAST scale • Unable
5 Dementia hospice ... according to the FAST ... patients with dementia ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Eligibility #FAST
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
disease must have a FAST ... or equal to 7 FAST ... #Alzheimers #Dementia ... Test #Hospice #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Palliative