Geriatric syndromes
This common condition involves a sudden change in attention and cognition.
What is delirium
This type of exercise is especially helpful for preventing falls.
What is balance training?
Dose adjustments for medications in elders are often required due to decreased function of this organ.
What is the kidney?
Cancer screening often stopped after age 75 due to limited benefit.
What is prostate cancer screening?
The most common cause of dementia.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This syndrome includes weight loss, weakness, exhaustion, and slow walking speed
What is frailty
This simple test measures the risk of falls by timing standing, walking, and sitting.
What is the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test?
These drugs, including diazepam, are usually avoided due to fall and confusion risk.
What are benzodiazepines?
Bone density screening recommended in women over 65.
What is osteoporosis screening?
This screening tool is used to assess cognitive function.
What is the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)?
This is the most common type of dementia in older adults
What is Alzheimer's disease
This assistive device helps with balance and reduces fall risk.
What is a walker?
Polypharmacy is defined as taking this many or more medications.
What is five or more?
Vaccine protecting elders against pneumonia.
What is pneumococcal vaccine?
Visual hallucinations and Parkinsonism features characterize this dementia.
What is Lewy body dementia?
This condition increases the risk of falls and includes lightheadedness upon standing.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
A sudden drop in this can cause older adults to fall.
What is blood pressure?
This list helps identify potentially inappropriate medications in elderly patients.
What is the Beers Criteria?
Annual vaccine recommended for older adults to prevent flu.
What is influenza vaccine?
This imaging technique is commonly used to rule out structural causes of dementia.
What is MRI of the brain?
This involuntary leakage of urine affects many older adults.
What is urinary incontinence?
This vitamin is essential for bone health and fall prevention.
What is vitamin D?
This is the term for lowering medication doses due to reduced kidney function in elders.
What is renal dosing?
Calculator used to estimate 10-year heart disease risk.
What is the ASCVD risk calculator?
This neurotransmitter is primarily deficient in Alzheimer’s disease.
What is acetylcholine?