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Definitions Flashcards

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What does the Rockwood scale measure?

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Clinical Frailty

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What is frailty?

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Distinctive health state

Related to the aging process

Multiple body systems gradually lose their in-built reserves

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What is cognitive impairment?

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Disturbance of higher cortical functions including memory, thinking, language, perception and awareness

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What is sarcopenia?

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Progressive and generalised loss of skeletal muscle mass

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What are the five frailty syndromes?

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Falls
Immobility
Delirium
Incontinence
Increased susceptibility to side effects of medication
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