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After emergency intubation, 33% percent of older adults die during the index hospitalization. #EBM #PatientInfo #Geriatrics
33% percent of older ... #PatientInfo #Geriatrics ... #Elderly #Intubation
STOPPFrail screening tool for deprescribing medications in frail older adults with poor survival prognosis. 

#STOPPFrail #Deprescribing
medications in frail older ... #Medications #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Palliative
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Precipitants in the Elderly ... risk factors: - Older ... #Precipitants #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis
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 ... #Elderly #Abuse
Elder Abuse
Caregiver 
• Substance abuse 
• Mental illness 
• Financial dependence on elder 
• Unemployed 
•
Elder Abuse Caregiver ... dependence on elder ... caretaker Elder ... staff-to-patient ratios #Elder ... #Abuse #Geriatrics
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
While the pathophysiology ... immunocompromised and elderly ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Adults and in Elderly ... #constipation #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics