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Specialty Module

Geriatrics

Functional assessment, cognitive screening, and fall risk tools for the elderly.

48

Clinical Tools

6

Clinical Domains

12

Conditions Covered

5

Guidelines Referenced

Clinical Context

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional, interdisciplinary diagnostic process focused on determining the medical, psychological, and functional capabilities of older adults. The Barthel Index and Katz Index of Independence in ADLs measure basic activities of daily living, while the Lawton Instrumental ADL Scale captures higher-level community function.

Cognitive assessment in geriatrics uses screening tools including the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and Mini-Cog. The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) and Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) provide staging and informant-based functional assessment for dementia severity classification.

Frailty assessment is essential for surgical risk stratification and preoperative optimization in older adults. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), Fried Frailty Phenotype, FRAIL Scale, and Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) identify vulnerable older patients at increased risk of adverse outcomes, guiding goals-of-care discussions and perioperative planning.

Conditions & Domains

Clinical Conditions Covered

Dementia
Alzheimer Disease
Frailty
Delirium
Parkinson Disease
Osteoporosis
Fall Risk
Malnutrition
Polypharmacy
Urinary Incontinence
Pressure Ulcers
Depression in Elderly

Evidence Base

Referenced Guidelines & Standards

AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medications
WHO ICOPE Guidelines
NICE Dementia Guidelines
AGS Frailty Consensus
ADA Older Adults Diabetes Guidelines

Toolkit

48 Clinical Calculators

Peer-Reviewed
4AT (Rapid Assessment Test for Delirium)
ACS-NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator
AD8 Dementia Screening
Anticholinergic Burden Score (ACB)
Barthel Index
Beers Criteria (PIMs)
Berg Balance Scale
Braden Scale
CAM — Confusion Assessment Method
Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)
Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)
Clock Drawing Test (CDT)
Cornell Scale for Depression (CSDD)
DOSS (Delirium Observation Screening Scale)
DRS-R-98 (Delirium Rating Scale)
Drug Burden Index (DBI)
Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS)
FRAIL Scale
Fried Frailty Phenotype
Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
Functional Reach Test
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)
Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI)
HELP Score (Postoperative Delirium Risk)
Hendrich II Fall Risk Model
ICIQ-UI SF
interRAI Clinical Assessment
IQCODE
Katz Index of Independence in ADLs
Lawton Instrumental ADL Scale
mFI-5 Preoperative Frailty
Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) - Full
Mini-Cog
MMSE
MNA-SF (Short Form)
Morse Fall Scale
MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool)
Norton Scale
OAB-V8
OST (Osteoporosis Screening Tool)
OSTA (Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians)
Six-Item Screener (SIS)
SPMSQ
STOPP/START Criteria
STRATIFY Risk Assessment Tool
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test
Triage Risk Screening Tool (TRST)
Waterlow Score

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Geriatrics

Geriatric medicine prioritizes functional and cognitive health. Our tools include the Barthel Index, Mini-Cog, and MMSE to help clinicians assess the complex needs of the aging population.

Covered Areas

  • Cognitive & Dementia Screening
  • Functional Independence
  • Fall Risk & Frailty Assessment
  • Geriatric Depression Scoring
  • Polypharmacy & Deprescribing
  • Delirium Assessment

All tools are based on published clinical evidence. Results should be interpreted alongside individual patient presentation and current institutional guidelines.