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Question 1

Fraility
- definition
- geriatric giants
- CGA defintion, elements, team
- CFS

Question 2

Fragility fractures
- definition
- common locations
- primary prevention
- FRAX
- management/medication
- why operate

Question 3

Wound healing
- stages
- local and systemic complications

Question 4

Pressure ulcers
- defintion
- complications
- risk factors
- common areas
- stages
- assesment tools
- management

Question 5

Falls
- history of presenting complaint
- systems enquiry
- PMH
- medication review
- clinical examination
- differentials
- consequences
- assesment
- management

Question 6

Urinary incontinence
- complications/consequnces
- types
- continence assesment
- management
- pharmacological

Question 7

Faecal incontinence
- pathophysiology
- anal tone and sensation
- most common cause
- assesment

Question 8

Faecal loading
- urinary retention
- complications
- management

Question 9

Chronic diahrrhea
- investigations
- management

Question 10

Constipation
- defintion
- primary vs secondary causes
- criteria
- defintion of chronic
- consequences
- reversible causes
- investigations
- non pharmacological management
- pharmacological management

Question 11

Stroke
- definition
- classification
- proximal MCA
- brainstem pathology
- presentation
- risk factors
- causes of ischameic vs haemorrhagic
- tools
- initial management
- assesment for underlying causes
- secondary prevention
- rehabilitation + complications

Question 12

TIA
- definition
- risk stratification
- investigations
- management

Question 13

Community medicine
- community hospitals
- general vs community
- Geriatric rehabilitation
- alternatives to acute hospital
- health, social care and LTCs
- continuing healthcare
- D2A
- residential vs nursing
- intermediate care

Question 14

Nutrition
- malnutrition defintion
- acute vs chronic
- risk factors
- causes
- history and examiantion
- management
- refeeding syndrome
- consequences of malnutrition
- MUST score
- feeding in dementia
- feeding a risk

Question 15

Assesment of cognitive impairment
- GP
- referral
- memory clinic
- history, BPSD, functioning, risks
- examinations
- dementia assesment scores
- investigations

Question 16

MSE

Question 17

Capacity
- criteria to lack capacity
- principles of MCA
- support
- DoL defintion and assesments
- advanced directives
- power of attorney
- safeguarding

Question 18

Dementia
- defintion
- cognitive impairment
- normal ageing
- inverse care law
- stages of dementia
- BPSD symptoms and management
- subtype comparison
- differentials
- management
- integrated care management
- rare and young onset dementia’s

Question 19

Delerium
- defintion
- risk factors
- screening and assesment
- causes
- immediate action
- confusion screen
- management
- medication
- post discharge
- prevention
- vs dementia

Question 20

Older adults mental health
- assesment/diagnosis
- mild/moderate management
- risk factors
- suicide risk
- pyshchiatric medication in elderly
- pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- stress
- relevant medication side effects

Question 21

Palliative
- defintion of palliative care
- defintion of end of life care
- what patients want
- barriers to recognising deterioration
- SPICT
- indicators of decline
- CFS
- anticipatory meds

Question 22

Learning disabilities
- history and exmainition differences
- definition
- causes
- mild vs moderate vs severe
- mental health + comorbidities
- seizures
- health inequalities
- safeguarding
- court appointed deputy ship

Question 23

Care homes
- residential vs nursing
- cost
- relevance to A&E
- staffing

Question 24

Carers
- defintion
- issues
- ethics etc
- job role
- carer strain
- carer allowance

Question 25

Health inequalities
- defintion
- wider determinants of health
- challenges accessing healthcare
- deprivation health
- inclusion health
- strategies