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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
tool to detect dementia ... for orientation, memory ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #SLUMS ... #Score #Assessment
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Cognitive Impairment - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Impairment of Recent Memory ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity.

#MMSE #Mini
Mini-Mental Status Examination ... (MMSE) Score one ... Mental #Status #Examination ... #diagnosis #dementia
Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

1. It's all about the baseline
2.
help you use the Clinical ... Frailty Scale ( ... automatically increase the score ... Dementia doesn't ... Tips #Geriatrics #Diagnosis
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale ... Score: 5-12 ... withdrawal #Diagnosis ... Opiate #Withdrawal #Scale
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Clinical manifestations ... (required for diagnosis ... particularly affecting memory ... visuospatial function Core
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... workup 1) Clinical ... diagnosis Cognitive ... MRI, iADL scale, ... #Differential #
SLU Mental Status Examination Tool
What does the SLU Mental Status Exam Test Do?
Q1-Q3: Attention, immediate recall,
Mental Status Examination ... registration Q6: Memory ... extrapolation #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... #Assessment #Score
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
must have a FAST Scale ... equal to 7 FAST Scale ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... #Alzheimers #Dementia ... Test #Hospice #Diagnosis
Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
the Tropics - Clinical ... Examination ... Traveler #Fever #Differential ... #Signs #Diagnosis