Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ classification system is used for chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.

Answer: TIGAR-O

Flashcard 2: Kurtzke's Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is used for grading _____

Answer: multiple sclerosis

Flashcard 3: _____ test in Myasthenia is used to evaluate levator function by lid excursion

Answer: Berke's

Extra: Berke's test is the standard method for measuring levator function (lid excursion). Note: **Simpson's test** involves sustained upgaze to evaluate fatigability in Myasthenia Gravis.

Flashcard 4: _____ partial seizures are characterized by impaired consciousness (intact or impaired)

Answer: Complex

Flashcard 5: _____ (dementia or delirium) is associated with a normal pattern on EEG

Answer: Dementia

Flashcard 6: According to ACR-EULAR, symptoms for >6 weeks is given a score of _____

Answer: 1

Flashcard 7: Dementia with gait disturbances and rigidity would point you to the diagnosis of _____

Answer: dementia with lewy bodies

Flashcard 8: _____ is a movement disorder common in metabolic abnormalities, such as renal and liver failure

Answer: Myoclonus

Flashcard 9: At what GFR level is maintenance dialysis typically initiated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

Answer: GFR < 10 mL/min/1.73 m² (typically 5–10 mL/min/1.73 m²)

Extra: While dialysis initiation is primarily driven by clinical symptoms (uremia, refractory fluid overload, electrolyte imbalances), it is generally considered when the GFR falls below 10 mL/min/1.73 m². Note that standard GFR estimation equations (MDRD, CKD-EPI) are not valid for patients already receiving dialysis.