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Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Burden Scale (ACB ... Additionally, each one ... Cognitive #Burden #Geriatrics ... #Medications #List ... #Pharmacology #
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
of the carpal bones ... interpreting a Pediatric ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... #Wrist #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
Abbreviated Beers List ... Elderly The Beers List ... be avoided.11 TABLE ... #Geriatrics #Medications ... #Beers #List #Pharmacology
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Ossification of Carpal Bones ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... of the carpal bones ... radiology #mnemonic #diagnosis ... #msk #pediatrics
Congenital Infections - Comparison Table:
Infections: Toxoplasma, Rubella, CMV, Treponema, Parvovirus B19, VZV, Herpes, Enterovirus
Manifestations: Anemia, Bony
Infections - Comparison Table ... Manifestations: Anemia, Bony ... Infections #Comparison #Table ... #pediatrics #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Stable patients ... CPAP if they have one ... HgbA1c - if not done ... in last 3 months ... stratification #diagnosis
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
on the kidney (Table ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Geriatrics #Hyponatremia ... #DrugInduced #List
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Chlorpromazine ACh ... Block action of ACh ... arterioles -> less able ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... during Delivery • Stable ... counseling should be done ... on diagnosis or ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
assessment • 0 - able ... still, but is able ... iris is visible Bone ... GI upset: Over last ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis