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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Flashcards

1
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What are the two parts of the CGA?

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Multidisciplinary evaluation where multiple problems are considered…to develop a coordinated care plan

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What is the purpose of the CGA? (3)

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  1. Prevent decline in performance of ADLs and IADLs
  2. Screen for impairments
  3. Screen for preventable disease
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What are the three pros to the CGA?

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Improves function
Improves QOL
Decreases hospitalization

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What are the members of a geriatric assessment team?

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CMA/RN
Social worker
PharmD
Dr.

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What are the IADLs?

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Telephone
Transportation
Meds
Finances

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What are the five areas of the GSA?

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  1. Medical
  2. Function
  3. Psych
  4. Social
  5. Environment
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What are the parts of the psychosocial assessment?

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Cognitive assessment

Mood/depression testing

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What are the five parts of the medical assessment?

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Problem list
Comorbid conditions
Disease severity
Medication review
Nutritional status
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What are the four parts of the functional assessment

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ADLs
IADLs
Activity/exercise
Gait/balance

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As pts lose the ability to do IADLs., then how likely are they to develop dementia?

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1 = 1
2= 2.34
3 = 4.54
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What percent of the elderly population have nutritional disorders?

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20-30%

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What are the lab tests used to check for nutritional status?

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ALbumin

cholesterol

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What is the get up and go test? What is considered a failure?

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Pt has to get up from a seated position walk 10 ft, then return

Fail if more than 20 secs

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14
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True or false: the get up and go test is still valid for pts using an assistive device

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False

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What are the two parts of the psych assessment?

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  1. Look for atypical presentation of depression

2. Assess cognitive function

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16
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What are the risk factors for depression? (2)

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h/o social isolation

recent losses

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What are the tools to assess cognitive function?

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  1. Folstein mini-mental state exam
  2. Montreal cognitive assessment
  3. Clock draw
  4. Verbal fluency
  5. Mini-cog
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18
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What is the karnofsky scale?

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Assessment for cognition

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True or false: you should involve family members at a f/u meeting for cognitive deficit findings

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True

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What are the two goals of geriatric prevention?

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Increase function (ADLs, IADLs)
Improve QOL
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21
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What is the secondary form of disease prevention?

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Screening/detecting of asymptomatic

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What is the tertiary form of disease prevention?

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Treating complications

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23
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What is the primary form of disease prevention?

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Immunization

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24
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What is the cost of missed prevention opportunities?

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$55 billion

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25
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What is the cost of unnecessary services?

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$210 billion

26
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What are the top three causes of death in the elderly as of 2010?

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CA
Heart disease
LRIs

27
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What is the purpose of the USPSTF?

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Determine whether or not evidence supports providing a clinical preventive service

28
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What does the “C” rating by the USPSTF mean?

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Clinicians may provide this service to selected pts

29
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What does the “I” rating by the USPSTF mean?

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Evidence that the service effectiveness is lacking, poor quality

30
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What are the two A and B recommendations by the USPSTF?

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Bone mass measurement
Colorectal CA screening
Mammograms
Pap/pelvic

31
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What fraction of pts with breast CA are 65+?

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More than half

32
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What is the chance of developing breast CA at age 50? At 80?

33
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What is the rating given by the USPSTF for breast biennial mammograms?

34
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What is the rating given by the USPSTF for breast self exams?

35
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What is the rating given by the USPSTF for breast biennial mammograms for women over the age of 75?

36
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What is the rating given by the USPSTF for breast MRI screens for breast CA?

37
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What is the age cutoff for biennial mammograms?

38
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What percent of cervical cancers are caused by HPV?

39
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True or false: older women are less likely to present with advanced cervical CA?

40
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At what age are pap smears not recommended? What is the USPSTF recommendation?

41
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Women aged 21-65 would get pap smears how often?

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Every three years

42
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What is the recommendation for cervical CA screening for women 30-65?

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Combination of cytology and HPV testing

43
Q

Why is COPD associated with osteoporosis?

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Chronic steroid use may cause osteoporosis

44
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What are the major risk factors for osteoporosis?

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Wt >60 kg
EtOH
Smokes
Family h/o
Caffeine
45
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What is the single best indicator of osteoporosis?

46
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What is the USPSTF recommended of screening for osteoporosis for men and women?

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B for women 65+

I for men

47
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What are the two risk factors for prostate CA?

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First degree relative

African American

48
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True or false: it is not known whether a PSA screen will reduce the risk of death from prostate CA

49
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What are the two diseases that can show elevated PSA?

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prostatitis or BPH

50
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What is the USPSTF recommendation for PSA screening?

51
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What fraction of men with limited life expectancy continue to receive PSA?

52
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Does a 65 yo white male need a PSA test?

53
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For every 3000 PSA tests, how many pts get ED or incontinence?

54
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For every 3000 PSA tests, how many pts get CV event?

55
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For every 3000 PSA tests, how many pts get a DVT?

56
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For every 3000 PSA tests, how many pts die?

57
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What percent of colon CAs happen after the age of 50?

58
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In what population is colon CA high?

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African American men

59
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Colon cancer has an A rating for what age range?

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from 50 to 75

60
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What is the absolute cutoff for colon CA screening?

61
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What are the three other recommendations for screening in pts? (3)

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Cognitive impairment
Glaucoma screening
TSH in women

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