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Homework answers / question archive /   what is a geriatric syndrome? what % of community and institutionalized seniors experience falling? list the common causes of falls in the elderly list the 11 risk factors of falls in the elderly what medication classes/AEs are associated an increased risk of falls? what sensory losses can increase the risk of falls? what 3 CV conditions can increase the risk of falls? what pathologies of musculoskeletal weakness increase the risk of falls? what 4 neurological conditions are risk factors for falls? Hip fractures: what % are due to falls? what are 3 causes of increased risk?

  what is a geriatric syndrome? what % of community and institutionalized seniors experience falling? list the common causes of falls in the elderly list the 11 risk factors of falls in the elderly what medication classes/AEs are associated an increased risk of falls? what sensory losses can increase the risk of falls? what 3 CV conditions can increase the risk of falls? what pathologies of musculoskeletal weakness increase the risk of falls? what 4 neurological conditions are risk factors for falls? Hip fractures: what % are due to falls? what are 3 causes of increased risk?

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  1. what is a geriatric syndrome?
  2. what % of community and institutionalized seniors experience falling?
  3. list the common causes of falls in the elderly
  4. list the 11 risk factors of falls in the elderly
  5. what medication classes/AEs are associated an increased risk of falls?
  6. what sensory losses can increase the risk of falls?
  7. what 3 CV conditions can increase the risk of falls?
  8. what pathologies of musculoskeletal weakness increase the risk of falls?
  9. what 4 neurological conditions are risk factors for falls?
  10. Hip fractures: what % are due to falls? what are 3 causes of increased risk?

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  1. what is a geriatric syndrome?

a clinical condition that doesn't fit into a discrete category of condition; multifactorial; quality indicators ACOVE core measures; examples include delirium, falls, incontinence

  1. what % of community and institutionalized seniors experience falling?

33% community,
50% institutionalized

  1. list the common causes of falls in the elderly

Provoked: pushed, syncope, seizure, environmental (icy, stuff on the ground, etc), orthostasis
Unintentional: loss of balance, weakness, vitamin D deficiency, cognition, vision

  1. list the 11 risk factors of falls in the elderly

Advanced Age;
Medications;
female gender
neurological condition;
musculoskeletal weakness/pathology;
gait and balance difficulties and mobility limitations;
sensory loss;
CV disease;
decreased ADLs;
alcohol use;
history of falls

  1. what medication classes/AEs are associated an increased risk of falls?

sedation (opioids, anticholinergics);
hypotension (antihypertensives);
bradycardia;
hypoglycemia;
CNS/cognitive effects (dizziness, fatigue, confusion, delirium, psychosis, decreased cognition, etc);
psychoactive medications (antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzos);
blurred vision;
arrhythmias/syncope;
urinary urgency

  1. what sensory losses can increase the risk of falls?

vision, neuropathy

  1. what 3 CV conditions can increase the risk of falls?

syncope, orthostatic hypotension, arrhythmias

  1. what pathologies of musculoskeletal weakness increase the risk of falls?

vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis

  1. what 4 neurological conditions are risk factors for falls?

parkinson's disease; cognitive impairment, depression, stroke

  1. Hip fractures: what % are due to falls? what are 3 causes of increased risk?

90% due to falls;
increases with age, anxiety, depression, decrease independence and confidence

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