Geriatric Syndromes

Question 1

What is the best predictor of somebody experiencing a future fall?

Answer 1

Previous falls

Question 2

What percentage of older adults die within a year of suffering a hip fracture?

Answer 2

20%

Question 3

Within what period of time from initiation (in days) is a patient at highest risk of Opioid-Induced Falls?

Answer 3

28d

Question 4

Multifactorial fall risk assessments are recommended for what patients?

Answer 4

2+ falls past year
After acute fall
Gail / balance issues

Question 5

Provide interventions that address fall prevention.

Answer 5

Proper cane / walker use

Optimize medications

Proper footwear / surfaces in the house

Physio consult (for balance & gait corrections)

Nutritional consult (adequate protein, hydration, Vit. D supplementation)

Vision / Hearing Correction

Question 6

What gender does frailty affect more commonly?

Answer 6

Women

Question 7

What is the best single-item predictor of frailty?

Answer 7

Gait Speed (< 0.8m/s)