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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
State Examination (MMSE ... Mental Status (SLUMS ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #SLUMS
SLU Mental Status Examination Tool
What does the SLU Mental Status Exam Test Do?
Q1-Q3: Attention, immediate recall,
extrapolation #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... #SLUMS #MSE #MentalStatus
Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

1. It's all about the baseline
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Tips to help you use ... the Clinical Frailty ... DrLindaDykes #Clinical ... Scale #CFS #Tips #Geriatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... workup 1) Clinical ... diagnosis Cognitive ... MRI, iADL scale, MMSE ... #Geriatrics #Workup
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
; to adapt its use ... in the ED, the clinician ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
How to use C-reactive ... biomarker the clinical ... demonstrates a poor diagnostic ... #Review #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Rockwood Clinical ... generally accepted clinical ... predictive and easy to use ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Clinical #Frailty
Skull Fracture on POCUS
7 month-old after a fall and temporal swelling. normal neuro exam.  POCUS
example of the use ... Being able to diagnose ... Fracture #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pediatrics
Humeral Head Growth Plate on Shoulder POCUS

A 15yo male presents with shoulder pain. Which of the
following is his diagnosis ... Shoulder #POCUS #MSK ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #clinical #ultrasound