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The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
Weight loss in the Elderly ... - Dementia ... #WeightLoss #Elderly ... #Ds #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Precipitants in the Elderly ... organ disease (ie dementia ... #Precipitants #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis ... #Differential
The Dementia Umbrella

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

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
atrophy Lewy body dementia ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontotemporal dementia ... #Differential # ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... Seizure in the Elderly ... may indirectly lower ... #Seizure #Elderly ... #Neurology #Geriatrics
Hidden anticholinergics in elderly patients: What, where and how?

Antihistamines - 1st generation: chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine
Antidepressants
anticholinergics in elderly ... #pharmacology #elderly ... #geriatrics #dementia
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
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

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