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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Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
and not at high risk ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Clinical #Frailty #Scale
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Cognitive Burden Scale ... (ACB Scale) ... may increase the risk ... increase in the risk ... #ACB #Scale #Anticholinergic
How to Measure Frailty in Your Patients - Clinical Frailty Scale

#Frailty #Measurement #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Scale
Clinical Frailty Scale ... #Measurement #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Scale
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 10-Item Shortened Form #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Geriatric #Depression #Scale #GDS #Shortened #Short
Geriatric Depression Scale ... Shortened Form #Diagnosis ... Geriatric #Depression #Scale
The Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders Intervention: Falls Risk Factor Assessment and
Intervention: Falls Risk ... Co‐management #Diagnosis ... #STRIDE #Fall #Risk
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
Algorithm for Fall Risk ... Injuries,” (STEADI) #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Fall #Risk
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 ... Test #Hospice #Diagnosis
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
Risk factors include ... SuperiorMesentericArtery #clinical #Diagnosis
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Baseline risk factors ... Elderly #Geriatrics #Diagnosis
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
unnecessarily high risk