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Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

1. It's all about the baseline
2.
Frailty Scale ( ... automatically increase the score ... Dementia doesn't ... #Frailty #Scale ... #CFS #Tips #Geriatrics
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale ... Opiate #Withdrawal #Scale ... Buprenorphine #Nursing ... #Assessment #Score
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
Clinical institute ... withdrawal assessment ... of alcohol scale ... CIWAAR #Revised #Scale ... #Score #Nursing
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Frailty Score ... or being tired during ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Clinical #Frailty ... #Scale #Score #
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
Scale of greater ... Scale Items: Stage ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... #Alzheimers #Dementia ... #Functional #Assessment
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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workup 1) Clinical ... MRI, iADL scale, ... neuropsychological assessment ... Frontotemporal dementia ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
5 Dementia hospice eligibility • Stage 7 or beyond according to the FAST scale • Unable
according to the FAST ... scale • Unable ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Eligibility #FAST ... FunctionalAssessmentStagingTest #Scale
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... , using a physiologic ... in the ED, the clinician ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... PostOperative #Assessment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... Opiate #Withdrawal #Scale ... Buprenorphine #Score
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
Withdrawal Severity Scale ... or barbiturates during ... Part C: Based on clinical ... EtOH #Severity #Scale ... #Score #Diagnosis