Soo.. I wanted to remember "medical terms" to report my findings in my patient note. I made a mnemonic for remembering "findings in Alzheimer's disease:
AC MI EF
- Decline in Activities of daily living
- Cognitive decline
- Memory Impairment
- Executive Functioning
For activities of daily living, DEATH SHAFT is a tedious mnemonic. Keep it simple -ABCD
Ask for ABCD - accounts, bathing, cooking, dressing and transport - Can you walk in the house / drive a car?
Other diagnoses:
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - Ask for urinary incontinence, gait disturbance
Syphilis / AIDS - Have you ever been diagnosed with a STD in the past?
Major depressive disorder (Psuedodementia) - SIGECAPS
Hypothyroidism - Cold intolerance, constipation, slowing of movement, etc
B12 deficiency - Gait disturbance, tingling numbness, diet
Vascular dementia - Ask for stroke, HTN
When acute onset of confusion:
Drug induced delirium - Ask for new medications
Post operative delirium - Ask for recent surgery
Delirium due to infection / electrolyte imbalance - Pneumonia, UTI
Diagnostic studies:
CT brain, MRI head
RPR, TSH, B12, CBC
Do electrolytes to rule out - Hyperkalemia, Hypercalcemia, Hyperglycemia, uremia
Physical examination - Do MMSE, gait
Related post: Writing psychiatry note and MMSE
AC MI EF
- Decline in Activities of daily living
- Cognitive decline
- Memory Impairment
- Executive Functioning
For activities of daily living, DEATH SHAFT is a tedious mnemonic. Keep it simple -ABCD
Ask for ABCD - accounts, bathing, cooking, dressing and transport - Can you walk in the house / drive a car?
Other diagnoses:
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - Ask for urinary incontinence, gait disturbance
Syphilis / AIDS - Have you ever been diagnosed with a STD in the past?
Major depressive disorder (Psuedodementia) - SIGECAPS
Hypothyroidism - Cold intolerance, constipation, slowing of movement, etc
B12 deficiency - Gait disturbance, tingling numbness, diet
Vascular dementia - Ask for stroke, HTN
When acute onset of confusion:
Drug induced delirium - Ask for new medications
Post operative delirium - Ask for recent surgery
Delirium due to infection / electrolyte imbalance - Pneumonia, UTI
Diagnostic studies:
CT brain, MRI head
RPR, TSH, B12, CBC
Do electrolytes to rule out - Hyperkalemia, Hypercalcemia, Hyperglycemia, uremia
Physical examination - Do MMSE, gait
Related post: Writing psychiatry note and MMSE
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