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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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use the Clinical Frailty ... Scale (CFS) ... automatically increase the score ... Dementia doesn't ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis
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
Glasgow Coma Scale - Adult and Pediatrics

Check on the health of a newborn baby using the
Glasgow Coma Scale ... - Adult and Pediatrics ... newborn based on the signs ... and symptoms present ... #Diagnosis #Score
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Score There ... active disease symptoms ... daily help, often symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Scale #Score #
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... MRI, iADL scale, ... (parkinsonian signs ... #Differential # ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
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
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... paresthesias, Impaired memory ... Hallucinations, dementia ... brittle hair, Dry, scaly ... #Signs #diagnosis