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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 ... #SLU #MentalStatus ... #Examination #Score
SLU Mental Status Examination Tool
What does the SLU Mental Status Exam Test Do?
Q1-Q3: Attention, immediate recall,
Examination Tool ... registration Q6: Memory ... extrapolation #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... #Assessment #Score
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Frailty Score ... active disease symptoms ... daily help, often symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Scale #Score #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... erythematosus (SCLE ... Differential Diagnosis ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... #Rheumatology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... Opiate #Withdrawal #Scale ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... biopsy • Ocular examination ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... DrugInduced #Lupus #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment