The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Falls, Older Adults
David L. Simel
Make the Diagnosis: Will This Patient Fall?
Topics Discussed:
aging, criterion standard comparisons (diagnostic tests), elderly fall, fall, likelihood ratio, make the diagnosis, prior probability, prognosis, risk factors
Excerpt:
"The clinical examination can be used to identify patients who
are most likely to experience a fall. Falls are common, affecting
27% (95% confidence interval [CI] 19%-36%)
of community-dwelling adults age 65 and over each year.1 Multiple
falls (2 or more) are less common (frequency 10%, 95% CI
7%-15%).1..."
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