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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
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
cell) arteritis: elderly ... overweight female, hormone ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Developmental Delay - Differential ... Fetal Alcohol Spectrum ... DevelopmentalDelay #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
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.
This can be fatal ... shifts result from hormonal ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
drugs taken by elderly ... #Pharmacology #Geriatrics ... DrugInduced #List #Differential
Causes of Growth Restriction - Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal
 • Chronic Maternal
Gestational Age - Differential ... Anti-phospholipid Antibodies Fetal ... GrowthRestriction #Differential ... Causes #Obstetrics #Pediatrics