C. Year 3: Elderly Medicine

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Perioperative care of the surgical patient
If we find a mass on a patient wh...,
When we generally look at a patie...,
What is
45  cards
What is Elderly Medicine
What is ageing 1 syndrome making ...,
What is frailty 1 syndrome making...,
What is geriatrics 1 branch of me...
33  cards
Ageing Theories
As we are living longer it is imp...,
Which of the following have contr...,
What does the compression of morb...
16  cards
Ageing Brain and Nervous System
Which of the following are key fu...,
Which of the following are key fu...,
Which of the following are key fu...
20  cards
Ageing Heart and Lungs
As we age there are changes to th...,
As we know the lv walls undergo h...,
All of the following is said to o...
26  cards
Ageing Skin and GIT
In ageing there are lots of chang...,
As we age there are a significant...,
D
15  cards
Ageing Muscles and Bone
As we age there is a gradual decl...,
In ageing there is a reduction in...,
D
21  cards
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
According to nice which patients ...,
Which of the following are includ...,
Comprehensive geriatric assessmen...
14  cards
Falls in Elderly
A fall can be defined as the foll...,
A fall can be defined as the foll...,
All of the following are causes o...
8  cards
Immobility and its Consequences in the Elderly
What are the 2 most important fea...,
When assessing a patients immobil...,
Which of the following are causes...
24  cards
Clinical Frailty and Multimorbidity
Frailty is a a syndrome of physio...,
Morbidity relates to having a dis...,
Do all people who have multi morb...
17  cards
Incontenance and Constipation
According to a who survey in 1998...,
Urine filters from the kidneys do...,
What type of cells are contained ...
32  cards
Polypharmacy
Polypharmacy is the use of multip...,
How many people 65 y o are routin...,
What of patients 85 fulfil the de...
20  cards
Common Ethicolegal Aspects of ELderly Medicine
What is mental capacity 1 ability...,
Does the mental capacity act rela...,
Should a patient ever be presumed...
24  cards
Surgery in Older People
What does perioperative care rela...,
While surgery is safe older adult...,
What of all operations are in tho...
31  cards
Infection in older people
Is sepsis more common in older or...,
If an elderly patient presented w...,
How can an impaired cough reflex ...
23  cards
The Dizzy Patient
Vertigo is typically defined as a...,
Pre syncope is a prodrome to sync...,
What is the prevalence of dizzine...
58  cards
Discharge Planning and Transfer of Care
When does discharge planning begi...,
Patient discharge typically begin...,
Do the majority of patients disch...
34  cards

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