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1 - General Elderly Med
What is frailty,
Why is disease more challenging t...,
Name the 5 geriatric giants
24
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2 - Clinical Hx and Ex in Older Patients
What are the functions of the fro...,
When does the most rapid accelera...
31
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3 - Sensory Impairment in Older Patients
How does skin change as it ages,
What are the clinical implication...,
How is body temperature affected ...
37
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4 - Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Who sh,
What are the frailty syndromes,
When should you conduct a cga in ...
16
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5 - Falls
What should you use instead of ca...,
Why are falls important,
What can impede our ability to wa...
16
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6 - Immobility
What is the patient mortality att...,
When assessing someone s immobili...,
What factors can cause immobility
31
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7 - Clinical Frailty and Multimorbidity
What is frailty,
What percentage of over 80s have ...,
What is the phenotype model of fr...
15
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8 - Incontinence and Constipation
What is the epidemiology of urina...,
What maintains continence
126
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9 - Acute Stroke
How long does a focal injury to t...,
What are the two main causes of a...,
What are clinically silent strokes
54
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10 - Stroke Rehabilitation
What is special about a comprehen...,
How does hasu differ from compreh...,
Which ps does asu take
25
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11 - Delirium
What is delirium,
What often happens to a p s sleep...,
What cognition impairments are ch...
38
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12 - Ethicolegal Aspects
What is an individual s ability t...,
Which act relates to capacity whi...,
What are the 5 underlying princip...
23
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13 - Dementia
What types of dementia are there,
What are the most common types of...,
What are the differentials for de...
30
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14 - Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
How many medicines do you need to...,
What are the two types of polypha...,
What percentage of over 65s are t...
24
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15 - Movement Disorders in Older Ps
Can children get parkinsons,
What is the role of the basal gan...
69
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16 - Orthogeriatrics
When do ps have sx of osteoporosis,
How is osteoporosis defined in te...,
Dexa scans produce t and z scores...
33
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17 - Surgery in Older Ps
What happens to oxygen requiremen...,
What guarantees better outcomes f...,
What age related changes can make...
29
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18 - Dizzy Older Ps
What is dizziness,
What is vertigo,
What is pre syncope
35
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19 - Infection in Older Ps
What is temporal arteritis,
What is the rx for temporal arter...,
What percentage of elderly ps hav...
18
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20 - Discharge Planning, Transfers of Care
What factors should you consider ...,
What is the nhs initiative where ...,
What is sheltered accommodation
23
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