[Answered]: Week 1 – Assessment of Older Adults 1

Week 1 – Assessment of Older Adults 1. Risk of malnutrition and markers of malnutrition. 2. Screening tools for older adults’ nutrition. 3. Components and benefits of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). 4. Review concepts of geriatric syndromes, frailty, agism. 5. Agitation – what it is and what can contribute to it, treatment options. 6. What is health promotion for older adults. 7. Examples of how to motivate individuals to exercise. 8. Causes of wandering behavior. 9. Benefits of Welcome to Medicare visits and annual checks. 10. STI’s and older adults. 11. Beer’s criteria, STOPP/START, Medication appropriateness index – what are they, how are they used. 12. What does the mnemonic DETERMINE assess. 13. Describe some unique issues with aging for the LGBTQIA+ community. 14. USPSTF screening recommendations for older adults. 15. Immunizations for older adults. Week 2 – Psychosocial Disorders 1. Dignity, respect and credibility – how do they impact the psychosocial needs of older adults. 2. Psychosocial issues that affect older adults – e.g. mobility concerns, etc. 3. Major safety concerns for older adults. 4. IADL’s and ADL’s 5. Determination of capacity in older adults. 6. Criteria and presentation for the diagnosis of various forms of dementia, e.g. Alzheimer’s vs Lewy body or vascular dementia. 7. Anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder in older adults. 8. Delirium – recognition, causes and treatment. Week 3 – Skin and Lymphatic Disorders 1. Skin and subcutaneous tissue changes in older adults. 2. Various causes of dry skin and itching in older adults. 3. Symptoms of cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis. 4. Difference between lymphedema and pitting edema. 5. Describe different degrees of burn to skin. 6. Herpes zoster – diagnosis and treatment. 7. Pressure wounds – prevention strategies, treatments. 8. Diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers. Week 4 – Head, Neck, and Face Disorders 1. Diagnosis and treatment of hordeolum and chalazion. 2. Oral cancer – diagnosis and treatment. 3. Visual effects of myasthenia gravis. 4. Diagnosis, treatment and potential referral for glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration. 5. Glaucoma – chronic vs. acute 6. Hearing loss – prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Week 5 – Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disorders 1 1. Valvular heart disease, murmurs. 2. Peripheral arterial disease. 3. Review HTN management. 4. Assessment, management of AAA. 5. COPD and the GOLD criteria. 6. Current treatment for COPD. 7. Signs and symptoms of cardiac disease. 8. Heart sounds, expected and unexpected in older adults. 9. Acute vs. chronic bronchitis. 10. TB – diagnosis and treatment. 11. Peripheral arterial disease and venous stasis – diagnosis and treatment. 12. How do older adults differ when presenting with MI compared to younger adults. 13. Diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia, various causes, organisms. 14. Costochondritis – causes and treatment. 15. Review pulmonary function test results. Heart failure diagnosis and treatment.