Geriatrics and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment — Reference Manual and Clinical Calculators

Internal Medicine · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

A comprehensive interactive platform designed for specialists and medical students that brings together the main scoring systems, adapted clinical calculators and pathophysiological foundations for diagnosis, prognosis and safe prescription in the elderly patient.

What it covers

1. Introduction and Biology of Aging
2. · Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (VGI) as a Care Model
3. Cognitive Screening: Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (Pfeiffer)
4. · Interactive Pfeiffer Test Calculator (SPMSQ)
5. Affective Screening: Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (Abbreviated Version of 15 Items)
6. · Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale Calculator (GDS-15)
7. Delirium Evaluation: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
8. · Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Criteria Calculator
9. Functional Sphere: Index of Basic Activities of Daily Living (Barthel)
10. · Barthel Index Calculator (ABVD)
11. Functional Sphere: Instrumental Activities Scale (Lawton and Brody)
12. · Lawton and Brody Scale Calculator (AIVD)
13. Gait and Mobility: Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
14. · SPPB Battery Score Calculator
15. Gait and Mobility: Test Timed Up and Go (TUG)
16. · Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test Interpretation Calculator
17. Nutritional Assessment: Mini Nutritional Assessment - Short Form (MNA-SF)
18. · MNA-SF Screening Scale Calculator
19. Frailty: Fried Criteria Phenotype
20. · Fried Frailty Phenotype Calculator
21. Prognosis and Complexity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (Adjusted for Age)
22. · Age-Adjusted Charlson Index Calculator
23. Social Sphere: Gijón Socio-Family Assessment Scale
24. · Gijón Socio-Family Scale Calculator
25. Social Sphere: Zarit Caregiver Overload Scale (Short Version of 12 Items)
26. · Zarit Overload Scale Calculator (Zarit-12)
27. Geriatric Pharmacology and Pharmacological Safety (Beers / STOPP)
28. · Clinical Simulator of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Elderly
29. Clinical Case Simulator in Clinical Geriatrics