year 3 elderly med

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Decks in this class (20)

Discharge planning
Smart acronym for rehabilitation,
What index can measure adl s,
3  cards
Infection in older people
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is prese...,
Bacteriuria after abx treatment r...,
1 in 10 deaths in over 85s is due...
16  cards
The dizzy older person
What is vertigo,
What is pre syncope,
What are the key inputs to balance
32  cards
Surgery in older people
What makes a patient high risk fo...,
How much does o2 consumption incr...,
Reduced cardiac and vascular comp...
42  cards
Falls
What is the most common cause of ...,
What are the other causes of falls,
Why do patients fall
8  cards
Immobility and its consequences
What msk conditions cause acute i...,
Difference between gout and pseud...,
What neurological conditions caus...
11  cards
Incontinence and constipation
Describe micturition process,
What systems are involved in mict...,
What provides voluntary control o...
38  cards
Frailty and multimorbidity
What is multimorbidity,
How many over 65 year olds will h...
10  cards
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
When should you do a cga,
What are the components of a cga
9  cards
Sensory impairments and ageing
How quickly do you lose muscle mass,
Which muscle fibres are reduced a...,
What hormones reduce as you get o...
35  cards
Introduction
What are the geriatric giants,
What is compression of morbidity,
What is strehlers concepts of ageing
18  cards
Ageing
How does the myocardium change as...,
What reduction of cells is there ...,
How do valves change as we get older
31  cards
Stroke rehab and prevention
What is secondary prevention for ...,
What anti platelet therapy is giv...,
What anti platelet therapy is giv...
10  cards
Dementia study day
What is alzheimers,
16  cards
Common ethicolegal aspects
Principles of capacity,
What is in imca,
What is due to replace dols
5  cards
Polypharmacy and deprescribing
What is polypharmacy,
How does distribution of drugs ch...,
Do water soluble drugs have highe...
17  cards
Movement disorders
Which neurones die in parkinsons,
Where is dopamine reduced in park...,
What is the pathological mechanis...
31  cards
Orthogeriatrics
What are the common sites of frag...,
What do osteoblasts and osteoclas...,
Where is bone remodelling most ac...
26  cards
Delirium
What is delirium,
What are the subtypes of delirium,
Differential diagnoses for delirium
20  cards
Acute stroke
1  cards

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