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Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
Fecal Incontinence ... Complications Continence ... sphincter impairment Continence ... (e.g. stroke, dementia ... #Fecal #stool #Incontinence
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... disability) #WeightLoss
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... Impairment Subcortical Dementia ... disorder Cortical Dementias ... Fronto-temporal Dementia ... - Alzheimer's Dementia
Types of Urinary Diversion Procedures
Ileal Conduit:
 • Technically simpler, fewer complications, and well understood. No bladder
No nocturnal, incontinence ... hernias), Urinary incontinence ... near-normal urinary continence ... No nocturnal incontinence ... Nocturnal incontinence
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
• Abuse • Dementia ... #Weight #Loss #WeightLoss
Types of Urinary Incontinence:
Stress Incontinence
Urge Incontinence (Overactive Bladder Syndrome)
Overflow Incontinence
Reflex Incontinence
Mixed Incontinence

#Diagnosis #Urinary #Incontinence #Types #Comparison
Types of Urinary Incontinence ... : Stress Incontinence ... Urge Incontinence ... Reflex Incontinence ... Mixed Incontinence
Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
Mental status / dementia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss
Hidden anticholinergics in elderly patients: What, where and how?

Antihistamines - 1st generation: chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine
Antidepressants
Antimuscarinics - Urinary incontinence ... elderly #geriatrics #dementia
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
Types of Urinary Incontinence ... - Stress Incontinence ... - Urge Incontinence ... - Overflow Incontinence ... #Urinary #Incontinence
Urinary Retention and Incontinence - Management Algorithm for Catheterization

#Foley #Catheterization #Urinary #Retention #Incontinence #Management #Algorithm #Urology
Retention and Incontinence ... Urinary #Retention #Incontinence