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Ageing and Society
Describe the changes that have le...,
What problems are caused by a sma...,
Patients who are older are at an ...
17  cards
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
Describe the difference in approa...,
What factors were traditionally a...,
What is the aim of elderly patien...
24  cards
Delirium
What are the usual presenting fea...,
Delirium in a patient can have mo...,
What negative consequences does d...
27  cards
Immobility and Rehabilitation
Give examples of adls that patien...,
What is the most likely disabilit...,
What medical problems can cause f...
20  cards
Prescribing in the Elderly
What is meant by pharmacokinetics...,
What are the 4 parts of pharmacok...,
What difference occurs in the eld...
40  cards
Polypharmacy
Why are drugs less beneficial for...,
What side effects of drugs are el...,
What anti cholinergic side effect...
13  cards
Palliative Care
What symptoms are often controlle...,
Why is communication so important...,
How do all the different professi...
30  cards
Falls
Why are falls more important in e...,
What other comorbidities can resu...,
Women fall more often that men tr...
27  cards
The Ageing Process
What happens at cellular level to...,
Give examples of damage at cellul...,
What part of a chromosome determi...
15  cards
Stroke
What parts of a history make an e...,
What 3 thing should you establish...,
What fraction of stroke presentat...
35  cards
Older people and Public Health
What current problems in the nhs ...,
Describe the population shift exp...,
Describe the governments 2020 vision
20  cards

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