geropsych pearls
These tidbits are offered for clinicians that find themselves struggling to care for geriatric patients. They are offered with the assumption that you already know how to treat psychiatric disorders, but desire tips to adjust your current prescribing practices for an older frail population.
clinical pearls to help you manage your geriatric peeps
DIAGNOSES
Psychiatric disorders
ADHD (really? in geriatrics? Yes indeedy, pumpkin seedy!)
Managing geropsych peeps in the ED
First, is it a dementia?
Alzheimer's disease
Major vascular neurocognitive disorder
Frontal lobe dementias
Delirium
Managing neuropsychiatric symptoms
Medication Tidbits
Antidepressants
Antipsychotics
Sleepers
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If these pearls are helpful, then use them.
Standard disclaimer applies. You must use your own brain.
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