slips and trips
In falls assessment, this inquiry is socially acceptable.
What is environmental evaluation of the fall occurence.
These two processes are often involved in frailty;
What are aging and chronic disease.
This amount of weight loss in the past year is considered a criteria for frailty.
What is 10 pounds.
This type of reading device has been associated with falls.
What are multifocal eye glasses.
This pre discharge assessment should be done on all elderly patients to prevent readmission.
What is gait assessment or T.U.G. testing.
This type of fall occurs when there is a measurable drop in something.
What is orthostatic hypotension.
These two physical findings are almost always present in frail individuals.
What are weight loss and muscle weakness.
This office based machine test helps determine if someone meets the criteria for frailty.
What is a hand grip dyamometer.
If able, this may help prevent some types of falls for people who wear glasses.
Remove multifocal glasses when walking down stairs.
These two classes of mediations are often overlooked as causes for delirium and falls.
What are anticholinergic and diuretics.
I got to go... oops
What is urinary incontinence related falls.
This poorly understood disease involving muscle loss is at least partially responsible for weakness and falls.
What is sarcopenia.
These food types are often not adequately consumed in a frail persons diet.
What is protein, vitamin d, or micronutrients.
This type of eye disease is often involved in night time falls.
What are cataracts.
This active admission and pre discharge effort is critical to prevent post discharge morbidity and readmission.
What is medication reconciliation.
This percentage of patients die within 6 months of fall related hip fractures.
What is 6 months.
This studied intervention has been shown to improve frailty related injury.
What is vitamin d evaluation and appropriate supplementation.
This laboratory abnormalities can be present in frail male individuals.
What is low testosterone.
This type of intervention is helpful for patients with low light visibility and decreased night time falls.
What are night lights.
Frail individuals are susceptible to this in hospital complication.
What is in hospital mortality.
Fear of falling can result in these psychological problems.
What is anxiety and depression.
This easy to do medical office exam helps to determine if someone has frailty.
What is the T.U.G. test.
This one intervention is critical in protecting a patient from frailty
What is physical exercise.
This one preemptive effort can reduce falls in the home with visually impairment.
What is decluttering.
Supplementation of this does not prevent falls when normal.
What is vitamin D.