Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) 1. It's all about the baseline 2. You must take a proper history 3. Trust, but verify 4. Over-65s only 5. Terminally ill (CFS 9) 6. Having medical problems does not automatically increase the score to CFS 3 7. Don't forget "vulnerable" (CFS 4) 8. Dementia doesn't limit use of the CFS 9. Drill down into changes in function Dr. Linda Dykes @DrLindaDykes #Clinical #Frailty #Scale #CFS #Tips #Geriatrics #Diagnosis #Management
