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A Model for Defining Frailty

Resiliency, Adaptive Capacity in Fit, Prefrail and Frail Patients

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Frailty #Model
Adaptive Capacity in Fit ... Frail Patients #Diagnosis
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
syndrome - Does this fit ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Modalities Intervals - For Average Risk Patients
#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #ColonCancer #Colonoscopy #FOBT #FIT
Risk Patients #Diagnosis ... Colonoscopy #FOBT #FIT
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
different lists of diagnoses ... 80 - 90% of all diagnoses ... alternative shaded fit ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
use. 1 Very Fit ... symptoms but are less fit ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Gallbladder Polyps - Management Algorithm
 - demonstrated on ultrasound
 - excluding definite pseudopolyp
≥ 10mm -
the patient is fit ... Management #Algorithm #diagnosis
Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
False Positive FIT ... FalseNegative #Diagnosis
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... It cannot therefore ... It has been validated ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... HeadImpulse #Testing #HIT
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
approach to the diagnosis ... with suspected HIT ... the results of HIT ... patients in whom diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #Management
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... , FVII, FIX, FX ... Fll, FV, FVII, FIX ... , FVII, FIX, FX) ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis