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MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment 

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Dementia #Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment #MoCA #MSE #Evaluation #Score
#Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #Montreal ... #Cognitive #Assessment ... #MoCA #MSE #Evaluation ... #Score
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... Assessment of newborn ... require further evaluation ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Newborns #Assessment
Forgetfulness: Normal or Not?

Features of Normal Age Related Forgetfulness versus Serious Memory Problems in Dementia.

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Memory Problems in Dementia ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #Forgetfullness ... #Comparison #Alzheimers
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
diagnostic clues to evaluating ... Febrile #Fever #Evaluation ... #Assessment #Signs ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... for Late Onset Alzheimer's ... for Early Onset Alzheimer's ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
tool to detect dementia ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #SLUMS ... #Examination #Score ... #Assessment
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... Dementia affects ... is Alzheimer's ... Classification #Geriatrics
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
beneficiaries with Alzheimer ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... #Alzheimers #Dementia ... #Functional #Assessment ... Hospice #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Investigating DVT: approach to symptoms suggestive of lower limb deep vein thrombosis
#Diagnosis #DVT #deepvein #thrombosis #wells
thrombosis #wells #score ... #assessment #evaluation
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neuropsychological assessment ... Alzheimer ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... Frontotemporal dementia ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics