Preventive Geriatrics
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Background
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The Health Maintenance Clinical Glidepath
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Office Visits
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Blood Pressure (BP) Including Orthostatic Measurements
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Weight
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Height
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Pain
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Medication Review Including OTCs and Herbal Medicines
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Lifestyle Education
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Maintain Awareness of Elder Abuse
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Assess ADLs and IADLs
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Visual Acuity and Auditory Testing
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Ask about Urinary Incontinence
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Males: Screen for Erectile Dysfunction and Hypogonadism
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Cognitive Screening
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Depression Screening
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Screening for Gait and Balance
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Advanced Directives
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Influenza Vaccine
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Pneumococcal Vaccine
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Tetanus
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Breast Cancer Screening
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Cervical Cancer Screening
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Colon Cancer Screening
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Prostate Cancer Screening
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Osteoporosis
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Cholesterol Screening
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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
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Fasting Blood Glucose
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Sleep Apnea
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British Health Checks
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Key References
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References
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Further Reading