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Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

1. It's all about the baseline
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Frailty Scale ( ... Dementia doesn't ... into changes in function ... #Frailty #Scale ... #CFS #Tips #Geriatrics
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
tool to detect dementia ... for orientation, memory ... and executive functions ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Score #Assessment
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Frailty Score ... recover even from a minor ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Clinical #Frailty ... #Scale #Score #
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
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Clinical manifestations ... and visuospatial function ... Core features: ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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workup 1) Clinical ... diagnosis Cognitive ... MRI, iADL scale, ... impaired executive functions ... #Geriatrics #Workup
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
#FAST #Stage #Score ... #Alzheimers #Dementia ... #Functional #Assessment ... Test #Hospice #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Palliative