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Advanced Activities of Daily Living |
complex measure of functional status; losing ability in these activities may announce a major decline in overall health
working volunteering social activities recreational activities connection with peers and community |
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SHAFT |
Shopping Housekeeping (cooking, laundry, vacuum) health maintenance activities Accounting (financial matters) Food prep Transportation and telephone use/skills |
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DEATH neumonic |
Dressing Eating (self-feeding) Ambulating Transferring and toileting Hygiene |
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Examples of functional assessment tools |
Katz ADL scale Barthel index Kenny self-care scale IADL scale Timed manual performance farmingham disability scale lawton scale |
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Nurtirional assessment in elderly |
do they need daily multivitamin
albumin below 3.5 indicates protein malnutrition Need .8g/kg/day of protein low protein inhibits healing
Calcium intake needs to be individualized
BMI: <18.5 underweight 18.5-24.9 normal 25-29 overweight >30 obese
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What meds may increase appetite in elderly? |
antidepressants tranquilizers beta adrenergic agents narcoleptics hormones steroids |
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Indicators of Nutritional risk |
loss of 5# in a month loss of 5% in one month 7.5% loss in three months 10% loss in six months |
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Normal albumin |
3.5-5 |
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Normal pre-albumin |
16-35 |
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Normal Transferrin |
>200 |
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Normal total lymphocyte count |
1200-1800 |