List the ADLS..
Continence, Transferring, Toileting, Showering, Changing, Feeding
What is the Beers Criteria
List of medications not recommended for older adults
When was medicare created
1965
Who qualify's?
Risk Factors for Dementia
Age, Brain trauma, stroke, OSA, HF, Depression, DM2, Gender, ethnicity
hearing
vision
neuropathy
medications
dementia
List the IADLS...
Cleaning,Transporting,Shopping,Cooking,Finances,Telephone, Laundry, Medications
Most prescribed medication for those over 65
statin 45%
Types of dementia
AD,VD,LBD,PDD,FTD
Reversible Causes of Dementia
b12,TSH,HIV,RPR
Depression
What insurance covers hearing aides?
Medicare C - sometimes
Make the diagnosis of Dementia
Decline in one of the cognitive domains that affects ADLs/IADLS (Daily life)
List 4 cognitive Exams
Patient has hx of esophagitis.. what is her alternative tx for Osteoporosis
Zolendronic Acid IV 5mg qYear
50% of patients over 65 has this medical condition/dx
CKD
Describe Frailty
increased vulnerability
Hip Fracture 's should have surgery within
24 hrs
Medi-care vs Medi-cal
age vs income vs status
Side effects of Donepezil
Diarrhea, bradycardia, decreased appetite
Give me the 5 Ms and why we use them
MATTERS
MIND
MOBILITY
MEDICATIONS
MULTICOMPLEXITY
Framework
Oldest person to run a marathon
Fauja Singh, a British runner who finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2011 at the age of 100!
Explain Sit to Stand test
30 sec, how many, risk of falls
What are the cognitive domains
memory,judgment,decision making,
When was the Beers Criteria created
1991
Oldest person to ever live
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment of France.
Oldest Gold Medal Olympian
Oldest Olympic Gold Medalist Ever: Oscar Swahn (64 years old, 1912 Stockholm in the team single-shot running deer event)
What is the FAST scale?
a 7-stage clinical tool created in 1982 by Dr. Barry Reisberg to track the functional and cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
