6. Alternative meds, Transition of care (TOC), Geri syndromes, and Atypical

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Distinguish between de-prescribing and de-escalating

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Define prescribing cascade

  • What are the results

  • How to avoid it

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Define geriatric syndromes - know these

  • Things we expect will occur as a patient ages

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Geriatric Syndromes - Predictable

  1. Gait and Balance

  2. Pulmonary

  3. CVD Complications

  4. BP (especially systolic) increases w age

  5. HF more common in geriatrics

  6. Arrhythmia

  7. Oseroarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

  8. Vision Changes

    1. Age-related macular degeneration

      1. “Dry” AMD

      2. Neovascular (“Wet”)

  9. Glaucoma

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  1. Gait and Balance

  2. Pulmonary

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  1. CVD Complications

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  1. BP (especially systolic) increases w age

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  1. HF more common in geriatrics

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  1. Arrhythmia

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  1. Oseroarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

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  1. Vision Changes

    1. Age-related macular degeneration

      1. “Dry” AMD

      2. Neovascular (“Wet”)

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  1. Glaucoma

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Atypical Presentation

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Geriatric Syndromes - Atypical presentations (5)