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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Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 10-Item Shortened Form #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Geriatric #Depression #Scale #GDS #Shortened #Short
Geriatric Depression Scale ... (GDS) 10-Item Shortened ... Geriatric #Depression #Scale ... #GDS #Shortened
The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Geriatric #Depression #Scale #GDS
Geriatric Depression Scale ... (GDS) #Diagnosis ... Geriatric #Depression #Scale ... #GDS
STOPPFrail screening tool for deprescribing medications in frail older adults with poor survival prognosis. 

#STOPPFrail #Deprescribing
Elderly #Geriatrics #Palliative
How to Measure Frailty in Your Patients - Clinical Frailty Scale

#Frailty #Measurement #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Scale
Clinical Frailty Scale ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Scale
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 ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Palliative
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Cognitive Burden Scale ... (ACB Scale) ... #ACB #Scale #Anticholinergic
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical #Frailty #Scale
5 Dementia hospice eligibility • Stage 7 or beyond according to the FAST scale • Unable
according to the FAST scale ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Palliative ... FunctionalAssessmentStagingTest #Scale
Supportive & Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT)

The SPICT is used to help identify people whose health
Supportive & Palliative ... supportive and palliative ... family) asks for palliative
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
because of overlying gas