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Week 8 – Delirium in the elderly
 - Strata5 @Nrtaylor101

#Delirium #SMASHED #Mnemonic #Differential #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Elderly
Delirium in the elderly ... SMASHED #Mnemonic #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Elderly
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
Weight loss in the Elderly ... #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 ... #Precipitants #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
of Falls in the Elderly ... - Differential ... Lighting #Falls #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Differential
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - Decision Aid
Among "elderly patients who undergo resuscitation after in-hospital cardiac arrest", at
Decision Aid Among "elderly ... chart, one in two elderly ... out of 10 are dead ... #DecisionAid #Geriatrics
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
cell) arteritis: elderly ... overweight female, hormone ... Fatal #Dangerous #Deadly ... #Differential
Approach to the Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Secondary Hyperthyroidism (↑↔TSH,
Hyperthyroidism - Differential ... Low Uptake: • Early ... Exogenous thyroid hormone ... Hyperthyroidism #Differential
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
- Transient early ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Adults and in Elderly ... Hypothyroidism) -> Thyroid hormone ... Possible mechanisms: hormone ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
shifts result from hormonal ... Characterized By: Early ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential