Medication Management | Geriatric Fast Facts

Chemotherapy toxicity - #37

Review toxic affects of chemo therapy on geriatric patients.

Diagnostic testing and treatment are determined based on ability to improve disease process or quality of life/goals of care.

How to manage patients once it is determined they have low vision.

Initial diagnosis of tinnitus by history and physical exam.

Review systemic effects of ocular medications for glaucoma and pupillary dilation.

Review systemic effects of ocular medications for age related macular degeneration.

Review antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease.

Medications is one of the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly healthcare system.

Review medical conditions and medications that can prolong QT

The 4Ms in improving the complex care of older adults are: What Matters Most, Mentation, Mobility, and Medication.

Treatment of sexually transmitted infections in an older adult.

Assessing delirium in dementia patients in the emergency room

Identifying inapproproate medications in elderly patients

Managing diabetes in older adults in an outpatient setting.

Identify the specific difficult behavior and apply best practice management strategies.

Master geriatric-specific diagnostic considerations in the assessment of an older adult in the emergency department.

Primary and secondary options for therapy of osteoporosis.

Identify and define treatment strategies for geriatric insomnia patients.

Review available home care services and Medicare requirements.

How will a home safety evaluation benefit your geriatric patient?

Learn a systems-based approach to evaluation non-vertigo dizziness.

Review cardiac causes of syncope.

Differentiate peripheral and central causes of dizziness.