Examination
Activity
Large Group Session
Large Group Session
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Geriatrics Rotation
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Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
- Perform a physical examination on an elderly patient, adapting it to possible conditions of frailty, immobility, hearing loss, memory loss and other impairments.
- Perform a mental status examination to evaluate confusion and/or memory loss in an elderly patient, including the use of appropriate tools (e.g. Mini Mental Status Examination)
Tags
CanMEDS Roles
Collaborator
Communicator
Medical Expert
Professional
Cohort Year
2010
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Geriatrics Rotation
Discipline
Geriatrics