What is a geriatric assessment & why is it an important but under-utilized tool for older patients with cancer? This JAMA Oncology Patient Page explains its value. ja.ma/3ZPpy6J

clinical 🔑s from the guru of dementia care, MayoclinicCIMGP’s Dr. Ericka Tung: 🔑dementia is an organizing principle of care- aka problem #1 on your Epic problem list! 🔑timely diagnosis is crucial for advanced care planning #thisisgeriatrics Maria Mendoza, MD Paul Takahashi

clinical 🔑s from Mayo Clinic HIM delirium queen Dr. Donna Miller: 🔑”alert & oriented” isn’t a screen for delirium 🔑months of the year backwards plus current day of the week is well-validated to detect delirium #COOA #ThisIsGeriatrics Maria Mendoza, MD

clinical 🔑s from Daniel Sanchez Pellecer, MD at #COOA- HM for older adults part i: 🔑use prognostic calculators to calculate life expectancy when considering cancer screening in older adults ➡️an older, healthier adult may benefit more than a younger,sicker adult! #thisisgeriatrics

4/ ✴️Be deliberate — my favorite phrase of the talk was “Leave Loudly” Normalize leaving early or on time when needed for caregiver needs or family events! Thanks Dr. Johnson for the amazing talk!

Mayo Clinic CIM super⭐️ Daniel Sanchez Pellecer, MD on HM in older adults: ⭐️PCV20= new go-to pneumonia vaccine to complete series ⭐️older adult? likely meets criteria for new RSV vaccine #thisisgeriatrics MayoclinicCIMGP

clinical 🔑s from MayoclinicCIMGP’s Dr. Brandon Verdoorn re:UTIs in PALTC: 🔑UTI is a clinical diagnosis! 🔑asymptomatic bacteruria ➡️ urinalyses and urine cx may not be helpful #ThisIsGeriatrics

clinical 🔑s re:antipsychotic use in PALTC from MayoclinicCIMGP’s Dr. Brandon Verdoorn: ⭐️don’t forget basic needs when considering dementia behaviors ⭐️think: “what is the patient trying to tell me?” #ThisIsGeriatrics #COOA

amazing #woundcare talk by Mayo Clinic Professor Paul Takahashi : ⭐️liberalize the diet- give them the 🍦 ⭐️GOC important- <50% wounds will heal ⭐️q2 or 4 hr turns outcomes the same #ThisIsGeriatrics

Mayo Clinic trauma surgeon Brandon Yuan MD on post-hip fx VTE ppx: ⭐️fewer VTE d/t better surgical techniques ⭐️standard 4 wk ppx- use LMWH/DOACs ⭐️high risk- use prolonged ppx w/DOACS #ThisIsGeriatrics #COOA

clinical 🔑s from Jad Sfeir’s great talk on osteoporosis: ⭐️hip or pelvic fx = diagnostic of osteoporosis ➡️start tx EVEN W/O BMD! ⭐️bisphosphonate holiday? recheck the BMD accordingly to consider restarting #ThisIsGeriatrics Mayo Clinic

MayoclinicCIMGP Christina Chen, MD’s amazing talk on anorexia/weight loss in older adults: ⭐️don’t forget to look in the mouth! ⭐️don’t overlook psych issues! ⭐️BMI goal > 22 ⭐️assess social circumstances of eating and liberalize diet! #ThisIsGeriatrics #COOA

Not too often that a car commercial makes you cry, this is the longer version… with one of my favorite John Denver songs…. And a touching portrayal of the reality of how dementia affects people and families youtu.be/xnZGEUA4oBk?si….

FRAIL SCALE.

🔥#MayoMGR today with Alí Duarte, MD : "Lupus Management for Internists: Key Clinical Pearls" Vijay Shah KenWarringtonMD #MayoClinicRheumatology #Lupus #SLE #APS #RheumTwitter #MedTwitter

Outstanding Medical Grand Rounds by Alí Duarte, MD Mayo Clinic Pearls on #SLE for the internist #rheumtwitter

An incredible story! Thank you to our MN State Troopers, Mauricio Villavicencio and Mayo Clinic experts for a successful heart transplant! Watch the full story tonight!

A graphical decision aid that physicians can use to guide these discussions showing the average benefits and risks of lecanemab published in Annals of Int Med. #ENDALZ #geriatrics acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…

To the women… keep on keeping on🥰❤️ #assertivenotaggressive

🧵 After 75 years of using glucocorticoids (GC) for lupus nephritis (LN), we still don't know the most effective and safe doses. Let’s explore the data from our recent publication: acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…