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Geriatrics Exam 2 Flashcards

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Ependymal cells

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CSF cells

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Astrocytes

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Bring blood to neurons

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Oligodendrocytes

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Myelinate the neurons

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Microglial cells

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CNS macrophages - remove waste and heal neurons

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Nonfunctioning microglia

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Chronic pain

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Malfunctioning neurons

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ALS
Parkinsons
Stroke
Alzheaimer

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Malfunctioning oligodendrocytes

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Leukodystrophy
Multiple sclerosis
Neuromyelitis optica

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Malfunctioning cerebral blood vessels

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Infection
Hepatic encephalopathy
Migraine
Brain edema

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Generalized cerebral atrophy

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Affects a limited area of the brain - cerebral palsy, Picks disease

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Generalized cerebral atrophy

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Brain shrinks

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3 symptoms of cerebral atrophy

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Dementia, Seizures, Aphasia

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Leptomeninges

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Insulation - Pia, Dura

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Key historical information for a cognitive assessment

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Duration
Memory
Language
Visuospatial
Executive function
Apraxia

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Alzheimer disease

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Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary/tau tangles
Neurons can’t communicate and brain atrophies

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Risk factors for alzheimers

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Age
Female
Ape e4 gene
Hx of head trauma
Lower educational level
Diabetes
Down syndrome

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Classic triad of alzheimers disease

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Difficulty learning and recalling information
Visuospatial problems
Language impairment

Usually noticed by friends and family first

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Moderate alzheimers

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Recalling demographics
Short attention span
Repetitive statements
Trouble reading/writing
Easily lost

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Signs of severe alzheimers disease

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Weight loss
Incontinence
Increased infections
Absent recognition of familiar individuals
Unable to communicate effectively

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Difference between dementia and delerium

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Acute - Delerium
Chronic - Dementia

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Diagnostics for Alzheimers disease

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Clinical diagnosis
Use imaging to rule out other etiologies
Progressive atrophy of brain tissue

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First Line Treatment for AD

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Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors
Donepezil
Rivastigmine - Transdermal
Galantamine

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SE of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

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Nausea, Anorexia, Sleep disturbance, diarrhea
Serious - Bradycardia, AV block, SYncope

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NMDA receptor antagonists

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Also for alzheimers mod to severe or non-responsive to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Reduces destruction of cholinergic neurons
Memantine (Namenda)

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SEs of NMDA receptor antagoinists

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Dizziness, HA, Confusion , Constipation

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Namzaric

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Combines acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and NMDA antagonist (donepezil and Namenda)

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Non-pharm interventions for alzheimers disease

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Physical, Mental and social activity
Music therapy

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Additional adjunct meds for alzheimers

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SSRI for depression
trazodone for sleep wake

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4 complications of alzheimers

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Poor nutritional intake
Urinary incontinence
Skin breakdown
Infections

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When to d/c alzheimers meds

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When patient can no longer express needs

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Vascular dementia presentation

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Less severe memory impairment than AD
Difficulty with timed activities/executive function - one minute test
Behavior and psych similar to AD
Depression MORE severe than AD
Few focal deficits

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Imaging and treatment for vascular dementia

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MRI may show infarcts/white matter lesions
Same tx as AD

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Risks for vascular dementia

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HTN
Smoking
DM
Statins
Antiplatelets

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Lewy body dementia etiology

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Deposits of alpha synuclein at presynaptic terminals
Unknown pathophys
Average age of onset at 75

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Clinical presentation of lewy body dementia

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Spontaneous parkinsonism
Fluctuating cognitive impairment
More severe visuospatial, problems solving and processing difficulties
Visual hallucinations, delusional misidentification
No tremors or response to levadopa

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Diagnostics for Lewy Body dementia

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Greater atrophy of the basal ganglia structures and dorsal midbrain - seen on MRI

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Areas of atrophy more characteristic of alzheimers

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Medial temporal lobe and hippocampus

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McKeith criteria for Lewy Body diagnosis

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Probable
Two core clinical features w/o biomarkers OR One clinical feature w/ biomarkers
Possible
One core clinical feature only or biomarkers only

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Biomarkers for lewy body dementia

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Preservation of medial/temporal lobe structures
Low SPECT/PET dopamine uptake with reduced occipital activity
Prominent posterior slow wave activity on EEG with periodic fluctuations

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Core clinical features for Lewy Body dementia

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Fluctuating cognition
Well-formed, detailed, recurrent visual hallucinations
REM sleep disorder
Brakinesia, rest tremor, rigidity (Parkinsonian signs)

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Diagnosis of Lewy Body

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Only definitive via autopsy
More pronounced cortical atrophy than PD

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Tx for Lewy body dementia

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Cholinesterase inhibitors
Mixed evidence for memantine
Atypical antipsychotics ONLY if severe psychosis
SSRI
Melatonin
Fludrocortisone for orthostatic hypotension

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Clinical course of Lewy body

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10 year survival
Decrease of MMSE 4-5 points per year

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Frontotemporal dementia presentation

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Focal atrophy of frontotemporal cortex
Behavioral variance
Semantic progressive aphasia - decoding
Primary progressive aphasia - Inability to produce words

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Management of frontotemporal dementia

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Safety - driving
Exercise
Speech therapy
Pharm only if behavior modification fails - SSRI or Trazodone

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Presentationof Normal pressure hydrocephalus (3)

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Dementia, incontinence and gait problems

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Management of normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Ventricular shunting abdomen - MC or heart - LC

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Diagnostics for normal pressure hyrdrocephalus

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MRI of brain showing ventriculomegaly out of proportion to sulcal enlargement

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LP for normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Normal opening pressure
Remove 30-50cc of CSF
If gait improves after LP there is a good prognosis for ventricular shunt placement

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Clinical presentation of delerium

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Acute with fluctuating symptoms
Attention deficits
Cognitive impairment

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3 approaches to the treatment of delerium

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Identification and treatment of the underlying cause
Eradication or minimization of contributing factors
Management of delerium symptoms

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Non-pharm delerium management

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Frequent reorientation
Environment optimization
Sensory deficit correction
Restraint avoidance
Self care
Sleep hygeine

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Pharm indications for delerium

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Reserved for those with severely agitated behavior - threatens medically necessary care or poses a safety hazard
Sedate as LITTLE AS POSSIBLE

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Typical antipsychotic for delerium

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Atypical antipsychotics for delerium

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Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
Risperidone (Risperdal)

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Benzo for delerium

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Lorazepam if the benzo of choice (Ativan)

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Mini Cog Assessment

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3 word recall (3 points)
Clock draw for executive function (2 points)
Less than 3/5 is abnormal

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1 minute semantic fluency assessment

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Name as many items as possible from a category (ie. Fruits) in a minute each unique item= 1 point

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Cut off scores for one minute semantic fluency assessment

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65-74 = 15
75-79 = 14
80-84 = 13
85+ = 11
Further screening for pts below cutoff score

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Mini mental status examination

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Orientation to Place
Oritentation to time
Name three objects
Serial sevens
Recall of three objects
Name two simple objects
Repeat a phrase
Fold paper
Read instructions and follow
Make up a sentence with noun and verb
Copy picture

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SIngle cutoff for MMSE

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Increased risk for dementia MMSE

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Education level MMSE scores

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21 - abnormal for 8th grade
Under 23 abnormal for HS
Under 24 abnormal for college

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Mild and severe cognitive impairment MMSE

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18-23 = Mild
0-17 = Severe

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SLUMS

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Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam
Utilized to screen for mild cognitive dementia
More sensitive than other assessments but longer
Used if poor MMSE score

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Questions on the SLUMS assessment

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Q1-3 = Attention, immediate recall, Orientation
Q4 and 7 = Delayed recall
Q5 = Calculation
Q6 = Memory using semantic fluency
Q8 = Digit span
Q9 = Visual spatial
Q10 = Executive function
Q11 = Exec. func. with extrapolation

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HS+ scoring for SLUMS

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27-30 = Normal
21-26 = Mild neurocognitive disorder (MNCD)
1-20 = Dementia

67
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Less than HS scoring for SLUMS

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25-30 = Normal
20-24 = MNCD
1-19 = Dementia

68
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Montreal Cognitive assessment

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For mild cognitive impairment
More detailed, time intensive, and sensitive
Versions for different languages and audiovisual impairment
Measures the same things as SLUMS

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Percent of falls with injury

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Most commonly missed fall injury

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C-spine activity

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4 strongest risk factors for falls

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Previous falls
Decreased muscle strength
Gait/Balance impairment
Specific medication use

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4 common fractures from falls

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Hip, wrist, humerus (head), ribs

73
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Hip fracture patients who will die within the first year

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1/3
Usually from a fall sideways

74
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Hx taking for Falls

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WHY did you fall - usually accidental and precipitated by an environmental hazard (can be prevented)
Expected/Unexpected
What they were doing (micturation syncope)
Lightheaded, aura, etc.
LOC

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Medications that may cause falls

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Psycotropic drugs
Benzos
BP drugs
ANticholinergic

76
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Functional reach test

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Stand perpendicular to the wall - reach out and see how far you can go without taking heels off the ground
Under 6 inches is concerning for fall risk

77
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Tests for balance

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Heel to toe and romberg

78
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Differentials to consider for falls

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Anemia
B12 deficiency
UTI Thyroid
Electrolyte disorders
Pneumonia

Always check neuro

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Goal for immobility

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Optimize mobility in the patient and promote small movements

80
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Stage I pressure ulcer

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Inflamed and red on the outside, may be boggy

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Stage II pressure ulcer

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Extension of inflammatory response through the dermis and intosubcutaneous fat junction
May look like an abrasion or ulcer with distinct edges

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Stage III Ulcer

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Full thickness skin ucer extending through SQ fat but not through underlying fascia
Infection and nectrosis - crater like

83
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Stage IV ulcer

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Extension of ulcer through deep fascia to the bone, osteomyelitis and septic arthritis

84
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Treatment for Stage I and II ulcers

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Clean wounds with warm normal saline
Avoid pressure and moisture
Cover open wounds with dressing
Abx if needed for II

85
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Treatment for Stage III ulcer

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Debride
Cleanse and dress
Culture

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Treatment for stage IV ulcer

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Tussue biopsy for culture
IV ABX - Bactrim, Vanc maybe
Cleanse and dress
Surgical consult

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Visual impairment

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Over 20/40

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Legal blindness

89
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Age related visualchanges

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Cataracts
Glaucoma
Macular degeneration
Diabetic retinopathy

90
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Common hearing loss in the elderly

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High frequency loss
Check for cerumen impaction
Can lead to false diagnosis of dementia

91
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Hearing loss and medicare

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Required for annual medicare wellness visit
Hearing aids not paid for

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Incontinence for which diapers should not be used

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Bowel incontinence to avoid UTIs

93
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Length of coverage for rehab facilities with medicare

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14 days post hospital discharge

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HELP

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Hospital Elder Life Program
Goal to prevent delerium in older hospitalized adults
Implementation of mobility, cognitive, sleep, and medication protocols
33% reduction in delerium

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6 Aspects of HELP

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Quiet environment
Nonpharmalogical sleep
Improve cognition
Hydration and Nutrition
Early Mobility
Hearing/Vision adaptations

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ACE model

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Acute Care for Elders
Goal to prevent functional decline and improve quality of care for older adults during hospitalization
Uses comprehensive geriatric assessment and interprofessional team-based care

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8 Aspects of the ACE model

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Mobility
Good Nutrition
Continence
Orientation
Healthy Sleep
Inclusion of patient in care plan
Frequent review of care plan
Skin integrity

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Indications for Urinary Catheterization

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Urinary retention
Urinary incontinence resistant to ALL OTHER treatments
I/O monitoring
End of life
Bladder pharm
Surgery
Immobilization

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2 inappropriate indications for catheter

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Incontinence that has NOT failed other managements
Urine specimen in a patient who can void spontaneously

100
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Absolute CI to a foley catheter

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Urethral injury

101
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Relative CIs for foley catheter

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Urethral stricture
Recent urinary tract surgery
Presence of artificial sphincter

Consult Urology

102
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Risks of indwelling catheters

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Infection
Limits mobility
Stones
Bladder cancer

103
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Alternatives to catheter placement

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Bladder training (Kagel exercise, diary)
Scheduled toileting
Adjunct stimulation techniques (tap water, thigh stroke, suprapubic tapping)
Adjunct to facilitate complete emptying of the bladder (prostate, bend forward)

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Pharm alternatives for urinary catheterization

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Antimuscarinics (Oxybutynin, Tolterodine, Darifenacin)
Beta-3 Agonist (Mirabegron)
Alpha adrenergic blockers for BPH (Tamsulosin(Flomax))

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Surgical alternatives to folwy catheter placement

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Sling or bladder neck suspension in women
Anatomic repair or prostatic resection

106
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SE of antimuscarinics

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Anticholinergic

107
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SE of Tamsulosin

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Orthostasis and dizziness

108
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Eligibility for short stay rehabilitation

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Skilled needs following hospitalization - Medicare part A

109
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Eligibility for Long-term institutional care

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24/7 assistance needed for safety or due to functional impairment

110
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Conditions commonly treated in rehab

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Pulm rehab - COPD
Cardiac rehab - Post MI/CHF
PAD Rehab - Exercise and walking
Stroke rehab
Arthritis rehab - Fall prevention etc.

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Indications for transfer from SNF to ER

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Uncontrollable pain
Acute exacerbation
Infection and IV abx need
Falls, AMS, Behavior change
Family request

112
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Reasons NOT to transport to hospital

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End of life - staff don’t want patient to die there
Vague symptoms
Family request

113
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Medicare Part A coverage

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Inpatient hospital care
SNF care
Hospice care
Home health care

114
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Medicare Part B coverage

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Medically necessary services
Preventive services
Mental health
Equipment & Supplies
Limited outpatient drugs

115
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Part D coverage

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DRUGS
Each plan has its own formulary

116
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Medicare Part C

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Advantage plans - Offered by approved companies
Limit on what you have to pay of pocketper year
Mustt have A and B to enroll

117
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4 Principles of medical ethics

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Autonomy
Nonmalifesensce
Benefisence
Justice

118
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Capacity

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Determined by a clinician - make sure patient has decision making capacity
Clock draw/consult psychiatry

119
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Competence

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Ability to act reasonably
Determined by court

120
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5 Elements of a patient’s decision making capacity

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Patient must make a decision
Patient must explain reason behind decision
Decision cannot result from delusions or hallicinations
Decision must be consistent with patient values and preferences over time

121
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4 parts of informed decisionmaking

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Nature of proposed intervention
Potential risks and benefits
Alternatives
Risks of not going through with it

Avoid medical jargon and understand what patient knows, wants to know, and understands

122
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MPOA hierarchy

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Spouse
Adult children
Siblings
Parents
Health Care Team

123
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1st line palliative care pain management

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Acetominophen for mild pain

Give lowest possible dose that is effective for all meds

124
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Drug for “death rattle”

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Scopalamine patch

125
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When not to screen for breast cancer

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Life expectancy under 5 years - personal values

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