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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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Scale (CFS) ... automatically increase the score ... Dementia doesn't ... #Scale #CFS #Tips ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
neurocognitive disorder ... for orientation, memory ... , attention, and ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Score #Assessment
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Score There ... active disease symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Scale #Score # ... CFS #Rockwood
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
neurocognitive disorders ... (required for diagnosis ... particularly affecting memory ... visuospatial function Core ... sleep behavior disorder
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... Encephalopathy Triad: • Memory ... • Depressive symptoms ... Diagnosis: MRI ... #dementia #AIDS
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
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... disorientation, memory ... Suspect in movement disorders ... #differential #diagnosis
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... Hallucinations, dementia ... Extrapyramidal disorders ... brittle hair, Dry, scaly ... #Signs #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
erythematosus (SCLE ... Differential Diagnosis ... CNS • Headache ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis