Clinical Training: Dementia/Long-Term Care

Drs. Mark Kritchevsky and John W. Daly

Identify the six most common causes of dementia in the elderly; Enumerate some of the less common causes of dementia; and Evaluate some of the less common causes of dementia; Evaluate the patient with suspected dementia; Describe the varieties of long-term care facilities and the levels of services they offer; and Discuss the patients who are suitable or not suitable for admission to residential care facilities for the elderly.

Clinical Review: The Geriatric Patient

Drs. Jorge A. Diaz and James T. Brown

Describe the ways in which different organ systems decline with age; Recognize the symptoms of delirium and distinguish it from dementia; Name the 2 leading causes of geriatrics trauma; Decide when to send an elderly trauma patient to a trauma center; and Manage elderly patients with head injuries, cervical spine injuries, rib fractures, and abdominal trauma.