Pulse oximeter Blood pressure cuff with multiple sizes Digital ear thermometer Portable digital scale Stethoscope Rechargeable otoscope/ophthalmoscope Hemoccult cards and developer Ear curettes Small forceps Bandage scissors Bionex ear irrigation…
Anticholinergics Antihistamines, including H2 blockers Overactive bladder treatments Antispasmodics Anti-Parkinsonian agents Antidepressants Antipsychotics Benzodiazapines Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Opioids Sedatives Steroids Table 5.2 Causes of non-AD-related cognitive impairment Type of…
Brain region Hemisphere Functional region Stroke symptom Cortex Left Language Speech fluency or language (Aphasia) Vision Visual field defects Sensorimotor Right-sided sensory impairment and/or hemiparesis or hemiplegia Cognition Inability to…
Alternative diagnosis Comments Asymptomatic bacteriuria Consider in patients presenting with delirium who lack the ability to give a urinary ROS Volume depletion Consider in patients presenting with malodorous urine without…
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Not at all Several days More than half of the days Nearly every…
Home-based medical care • Diagnostic • Urgent care • Hospital at home • Transitional care • Chronic primary care • Palliative care Home health agency • Nursing – Infusion – Wound care – Education – Assessment – Psychiatric nursing • Therapy – Physical – Occupational…
Malignancy (19–36 %) Gastrointestinal: accounts for 50 % Lung, lymphoma, prostate, ovarian, or bladder Nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease (9–19 %) Swallowing and motility disorders Peptic ulcer disease Malabsorption Chronic diseases Endocrine…
Fig. 12.1 Homecare medicine and palliative care : skills and settings Table 12.1 Primary palliative care Key components of primary palliative care Pain/symptom assessment and management Social/spiritual assessment Understanding of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Jennifer L. Hayashi and Bruce Leff (eds.)Geriatric Home-Based Medical Care10.1007/978-3-319-23365-9_1 1. Introducing Home-Based Medical Care Jennifer L. Hayashi1 and Bruce Leff1 (1) Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of…
Patient characteristics Caregiver characteristics Dementia, especially with neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral disturbances [8] Increasing ADL/IADL dependence [10, 12] Presence of geriatric syndromes (e.g., falls, sleep disturbance) [10, 12] Spouse and/or…
