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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... Dementia affects ... behavior and the ability ... Classification #Geriatrics
Brudzinski's Sign on Physical Exam - Meningitis

#Brudzinskis #Sign #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #neurology #peds #pediatrics #meningitis
Brudzinski's Sign ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... clinical #video #neurology ... #peds #pediatrics
Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity.

#MMSE #Mini
Examination #diagnosis #dementia ... #neurology #geriatrics
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gowers' Sign on ... DMD) #Gowers #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... clinical #video #pediatrics
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
tool to detect dementia ... questionnaire that tests ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #SLUMS
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
... laboratory tests ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontotemporal dementia ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Kernig's sign ... Prakash #Kernigs #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics ... #Peds #neurology
Glasgow Coma Scale - Adult and Pediatrics

Check on the health of a newborn baby using the
Scale - Adult and Pediatrics ... scoring system best ... newborn based on the signs ... #Scale #Adult #Pediatrics
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
Stage 4: Decreased ability ... Sub-stage 7a: Ability ... Score #Alzheimers #Dementia ... Assessment #Staging #Test ... Hospice #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs