Elderly Medicine

Question 1

Elderly patients are grouped into 2 categories, what are these?

Answer 1

healthy
frail

Question 2

what are the 9 Ds to assess frailty?

Answer 2

Disability
Dementia
Delirium
Depression
De-nourishment
Destitution
Dependancy
Drugs
Death

Question 3

what is the Rockwood Frailty Score?

Answer 3

used to estimate an individual’s degree of frailty on a scale of 1 (very fit) to 9 (terminally ill). Patients who score a 5 or higher are considered frail

Question 4

What clinical score is used to determine the frailty of a patient

Answer 4

Rockwood Frailty Score

Question 5

What does 1-9 mean on the Rockwood Frailty Score

Answer 5

1-very fit
2-well
3-managing well
4-vulnerable
5-mildy frail
6-moderately frail
7-severely frail
8-very severely frail
9-terminally ill

Question 6

what is demntia?

Answer 6

global loss of brain function
-cognition
-function
-personality
Not simple forgetfulness

Question 7

what is the most common type of dementia?

Answer 7

alzheimer’s

Question 8

types of dementia

Answer 8

alzheimers
multi - infarct
lewy body
others

Question 9

what is delirium?

Answer 9

Delirium is a serious change in mental abilities. It results in confused thinking and a lack of awareness of someone’s surroundings

Question 10

What drugs should be avoided in the over 80s due to GI side effects?

Answer 10

NSAIDS