Giselle Falconi, MD @GFalconi
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Giselle is passionate about health care disparities, interprofessional education and culturally competent care. She is originally from Peru and is interested in pursuing a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine after residency. https://twitter.com/gfalconi_md
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Modified Beer criteria showing list of the potential associated with inappropriate usage of medicines - The
Modified Beer criteria ... showing list of ... drug use in the geriatric ... population #Pharm #Geriatrics ... #Medications #Beers
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
Abbreviated Beers ... List of Medications ... Elderly The Beers ... #Geriatrics #Medications ... #Beers #List #Pharmacology
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Cognitive Burden Scale ... (ACB Scale) ... each selected medication ... Cognitive #Burden #Geriatrics ... #List #Pharmacology
2012 Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use in Older Adults by AGS. New 2019
2012 Beers Criteria ... Inappropriate Medication ... by the American Geriatrics ... #Polypharmacy #Geriatrics ... Urologic #Urology #Beers
Deprescribing algorithm for proton pump inhibitors

To support clinicians in employing the recommendations outlined in the guideline,
Deprescribing algorithm ... deprescribing algorithm ... This algorithm helps ... life changes, medications ... #Management #Geriatrics
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
must have a FAST Scale ... equal to 7 FAST Scale ... intelligible vocabulary lost ... Hospice #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
#Pharmacology #Geriatrics ... #Hyponatremia #Medications ... #DrugInduced #List
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
heavy housework, medications ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Clinical #Frailty #Scale