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Elderly intro - just notes
What is classed as elderly,
What system commonly gets symptom...,
Challenge with elderly patients
21
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Incontinence
Types of urinary incontinence,
What is stress urinary continence,
Hat is urgency urinary incontinence
58
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Case 1 - Constipation and incontinence - WB and Case
Common causes of constipation,
Exam for constipation,
Investigations for constipation
36
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Case 2 - Dementia and Delirium/poor swallow/care planning
How to establish baseline of pt a...,
Likely causes of poor oral intake...,
Types of fluid consistencies reco...
31
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Dementia and major neurocognitive disorders
What is a major neurocognitive di...,
Gender more affected by dementia ...,
What is dementia
45
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Case 3 - Fall and acute confusion
Common causes of falls,
Investigations to assess cause fo...,
Examination for falls
16
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History taking and CGA
History tips for elderly,
Phrases to not use,
History needs to include pc
11
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Polypharmacy, Discharge Planning, Frailty
When does polypharmacy occur,
What to always check when prescri...,
Who works together for care pathw...
31
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Stroke medicine
What are tias,
Risk assessment for tia to predic...,
How is abcd2 calculated
46
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Palliative care and Death Certification
What should be done where possibl...,
When is palliative care important,
What tool was previously used in ...
30
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DVT - case study in Acute
Questions to ask about for dvt,
Tests to order for dvt suspected,
Tests for dvt
7
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Bone Health - Lecture
Two types of bone,
What is within bone structure,
Function of bone
37
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Parkinson's Lecture
What is parkinsons,
Cause of loss of dopaminergic neu...,
Theories surrounding parkinsons
30
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Capacity
What is mental capacity assessment,
5 principles of capacity assessment,
Who do we involve in best interes...
6
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