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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Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Precipitants in the Elderly ... Baseline risk factors ... #Precipitants #Elderly
The Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders Intervention: Falls Risk Factor Assessment and
Confidence in Elders ... Intervention: Falls Risk ... #STRIDE #Fall #Risk
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
Algorithm for Fall Risk ... entitled “Stopping Elderly ... Algorithm #Fall #Risk
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
to Avoid in the Elderly ... unnecessarily high risk
Week 8 – Delirium in the elderly
 - Strata5 @Nrtaylor101

#Delirium #SMASHED #Mnemonic #Differential #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Elderly
Delirium in the elderly ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Elderly
After emergency intubation, 33% percent of older adults die during the index hospitalization. #EBM #PatientInfo #Geriatrics
PatientInfo #Geriatrics #Elderly
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - Decision Aid
Among "elderly patients who undergo resuscitation after in-hospital cardiac arrest", at
Decision Aid Among "elderly ... chart, one in two elderly
STOPPFrail screening tool for deprescribing medications in frail older adults with poor survival prognosis. 

#STOPPFrail #Deprescribing
#Medications #Elderly
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
may increase the risk ... increase in the risk
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
Risk factors include