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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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
Delirium: Top Tips

1. LOOK CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM 
2. HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FAMILY 
3. FIND/STOP
Delirium: Top Tips ... dan26wales #Diagnosis ... Geriatrics #Delirium #Tips
Delirium Tips: What NOT To Do:
 - Don't think delirium is a benign condition 
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Delirium Tips: What ... base your entire diagnosis ... dan26wales #Diagnosis ... Geriatrics #Delirium #Tips
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Cognitive Burden Scale ... (ACB Scale) ... #ACB #Scale #Anticholinergic
Delirium Do's And Don'ts  Guideline

These are my delirium do’s and don’ts which I tweeted earlier,
@dan26wales #Diagnosis ... Delirium #Dos #Donts #Tips
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
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
flexed at knees and hips
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
#Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Clinical #Frailty #Scale
Supraventricular Tachycardia #SupraventricularTachycardia #SVT #EKG #cardiology #diagnosis
EKG #cardiology #diagnosis