MIND
Chronic acquired decline in one or more cognitive domains (learning and memory, complex attention, language, visuo-spatial, executive) sufficient to affect daily life.
WHAT IS DEMENTIA
An event whereby an individual unexpectedly comes to rest on the ground or another lower level With or without known LOC
WHAT IS A FALL?
Citrus that should be avoided while on a statin.
WHAT IS GRAPEFRUIT?
Patient and family approach that optimizes QOL by anticipating, preventing, treating suffering associated with serious life threatening or terminal illness.
WHAT IS PALLIATIVE CARE
USPSTF no longer recommends this medication to prevent CAD or CVD as a primary event in the elderly.
WHAT IS ASPIRIN?
16 item scale designed to parallel the progressive activity limitations associated with Alzheimers Dementia
WHAT IS FAST OF FAST SCALE
This is a screening tool recommended by CDC to assess mobility where a person stands up from a chair, walk 10 feet, turn around and walk back, and sit down in the chair.
WHAT IS TIMED UP AND GO TEST?
Named after the geriatrician Mark H. Beers, MD, who worked with a panel of experts to develop a list of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults in the early 1990s
WHAT IS THE BEERS CRITERIA?
Patients who are no longer seeking disease modifying treatment and who have a prognosis of less than 6 months if the disease follows its normal trajectory.
WHAT IS HOSPICE
USPSTF recommends this to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls.
WHAT IS EXERCISE?
Mild decline in cognitive function, but there is no functional impairment.
WHAT IS MCI OR MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT?
This item helps maintain or improve an individual's function and independence, thereby promoting their well-being. Examples: wheelchairs, scooters, walkers.
WHAT IS AN ASSISTIVE DEVICE?
It is the use of five or more different medications daily by an individual.
WHAT IS POLYPHARMACY?
The following are part of communicating bad news: Setting up the stage, Establishing patients' perception of their illness, Inviting, Delivering knowledge in sensitive manner, Empathetic response and summarizing treatment plan.
What is SPIKES
USPSTF recommends annual screening for lung cancer with LDCT (Low dose CT Chest) in adults between the ages of ___________ who have a 20 pack year smoking history; current smokers or have quit within the past 15 years.
WHAT IS 50 - 80 YEARS OF AGE.
Screening tool used to identify symptoms of depression in elderly adults.
WHAT IS GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE?
Bad lighting, obstructed walkways, cluttered floors, toys.
WHAT ARE EXTRINSIC FALL RISKS?
Discontinuing a benzodiazepine will decrease the risk of __________ in older adults.
WHAT IS FALLS?
Any written or verbal statement that provides guidance of what treatment a patient desires.
WHAT IS ADVANCE DIRECTIVE?
USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer in all adults aged _____ to ____ years.
WHAT IS 50-75 YEARS OF AGE?
An acutely state of innatention that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
WHAT IS DELIRIUM?
Poor balance, poly pharmacy, co-morbidities, dizziness, poor vision, poor hearing.
WHAT ARE INTRINSIC FALL RISK FACTORS
Over the counter anti histamine typically avoided in older adults that is know for its strong anticholinergic effect.
WHAT IS BENADRYL?
A written document that enables a capable person to appoint someone else to make future medical treatment choices for them in the event of decisional incapacity.
What is DPOA (durable power of attorney) or Healthcare Proxy.
USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammogram for women aged ____ to ____ years.
WHAT IS 50-74 YEARS OF AGE?