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Planning for Older Drivers Safety (PODS) algorithm, a toolbox of functional assessment tests related to driving.
Planning for Older ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... PODS #Planning #Older
After emergency intubation, 33% percent of older adults die during the index hospitalization. #EBM #PatientInfo #Geriatrics
33% percent of older ... #PatientInfo #Geriatrics
Swallowing Disorders in the Older Population @AGSjournal

Oral preparatory phase
Oral transport phase
Pharyngeal phase
Esophageal phase

#Geriatrics #SwallowingDisorders #Dysphagia
Disorders in the Older ... Esophageal phase #Geriatrics
STOPPFrail screening tool for deprescribing medications in frail older adults with poor survival prognosis. 

#STOPPFrail #Deprescribing
medications in frail older ... Medications #Elderly #Geriatrics
Randomized Clinical Trial of IV Acetaminophen as an Analgesic Adjunct for Older Adults with Acute Severe
Analgesic Adjunct for Older ... severe, pain in older ... #Pharmacology #Geriatrics
2012 Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use in Older Adults by AGS. New 2019
Medication (PIM) Use in Older ... by the American Geriatrics ... #Polypharmacy #Geriatrics
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
risk factors: - Older ... Precipitants #Elderly #Geriatrics
Spotting the Signs of Elder Abuse

Abuse can happen to any older person. Learn about the different
Spotting the Signs of Elder ... happen to any older ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Medication Protocol for Management of Delirium in Older Adults - Always start low and go slow
Olanzapine
of Delirium in Older ... Medications #Protocol #Geriatrics
Elder Abuse
Caregiver 
• Substance abuse 
• Mental illness 
• Financial dependence on elder 
• Unemployed 
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Elder Abuse Caregiver ... dependence on elder ... caretaker Elder ... staff-to-patient ratios #Elder ... #Abuse #Geriatrics