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Forgetfulness: Normal or Not?

Features of Normal Age Related Forgetfulness versus Serious Memory Problems in Dementia.

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics
versus Serious Memory ... Problems in Dementia ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #Forgetfullness
MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment 

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Dementia #Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment #MoCA #MSE #Evaluation #Score
Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... Assessment #MoCA #MSE
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
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
a hierarchy of diagnostic ... (required for diagnosis ... particularly affecting memory ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... episodic and semantic memory ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... 3) Perform the diagnostic ... (parkinsonian signs ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Infraspinatus, Teres minor ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Bone #Tumors #Diagnosis ... Radiology #XRay #peds #pediatrics ... #msk #lesions #
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
– symptoms and signs ... intolerance, Poor memory ... , Deafness Signs ... slowness, Psychosis/dementia ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
findings • Anterior Knee ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk