2: Comprehensive geriatric assessment Flashcards
1
Q
What do you create instead of a differential diagnosis for patients with multiple morbidities?
A
Problem list
2
Q
Acute illnesses have (the same / different) presentations, investigations and treatments in older people compared to younger people.
A
different
3
Q
What condition is often seen in older people and is caused by a secondary illness?
A
Delirium
4
Q
What are some iatrogenic symptoms / diseases caused by
a) antihypertensives
b) broad-spectrum antibiotics
c) NSAIDs?
A
a) Postural hypotension
b) C. diff infection
c) Peptic ulcers, AKI
5
Q
Older patients often have a single problem - true or false?
A
False
Several co-existing problems, not easily tied to a system
6
Q
What process is used to diagnose a frail older patient?
A
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
