Medical Knowledge
Assessment of Dementia Patients in the Emergency Department - #72
Assessing delirium in dementia patients in the emergency room
Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in the Elderly Patient - #67
Determine appropriate surgical management for elderly breast cancer patients.
Obesity in the Older Adult - #66
Dealing with obesity in the older population in an out-patient setting.
Preventing Hypoglycemia in the Older Adult with Diabetes - #65
Managing diabetes in older adults in an outpatient setting.
Acute Management of Behavior Changes in Hospitalized Patients with Dementia - #63
Identify the specific difficult behavior and apply best practice management strategies.
Assessment of an Older Emergency Department Patient – 10 Key Points - #58
Master geriatric-specific diagnostic considerations in the assessment of an older adult in the emergency department.
Assessment of Older Adults with Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department: 10 Key Points - #57
Develop a comprehensive approach to the timely evaluation of older adults with abdominal pain in the ED.
Osteoporosis Treatment - #56
Primary and secondary options for therapy of osteoporosis.
Acute Ischemic Stroke - #54
Non-contrast CT is the initial diagnostic test to evaluate for acute ischemia and rule out hemorrhage.
Inappropriate Sexual Behavior (ISB) and the Dementia Patient. - #53
Identify and define inappropriate sexual behavior (ISB) in the context of a patient with dementia.
Perioperative nerve injury prevention - #52
Identify causes of anesthesia related nerve injury.
Introduction to Patient Safety - #47
Understand key concepts in patient safety in any care setting.
Assessment and Prevention of Delirium in ICU - #46
Adult ICU patients should be routinely monitored for delirium.
Frailty in the ICU - #45
Frailty assessment of patients at time of ICU admission may be useful in identification of vulnerable elderly patients.
Driving Evaluation Tools - #42
Learn the basic medical requirements for safe driving and the components of clinical evaluation.
Treating Insomnia - #40
Identify and define treatment strategies for geriatric insomnia patients.
Etiologies of Anemia - #39
Identify and define various etiologies of anemia in older adults.
Fluoroscopy - #30
Learn necessary positioning and mobility requirements for geriatric patients undergoing a fluoroscopic study.
Should your Patient have that Cardiac Intervention? - #26
Use geriatric assessment tools to determine appropriateness of invasive cardiac interventions.
Non-Vertigo Dizziness - #21
Learn a systems-based approach to evaluation non-vertigo dizziness.
Cardiac Causes of Syncope - #20
Review cardiac causes of syncope.
Vertigo and Complaints of Dizziness - #19
Differentiate peripheral and central causes of dizziness.
Cerumen Impaction Management - #18
Practical dosing information for ceruminolytic agents.
Medications in Geriatric Otolaryngology - #17
Review use and side affects of common medications for otolaryngologic diseases.
Falls Risk Factors & Interventions - #16
Identify fall risk factors and common interventions that decrease fall risk.