Care of the Elderly — SCA Practice Cases
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Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Medication Review
Margaret Wilson, 78, has a telephone consultation booked for a medication review. She has type 2 diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis, depression, C...
Advanced · Chronic Disease Curveball -
Dementia and Driving Concerns
Linda Thompson calls about her husband Robert, 80, who was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment 8 months ago and is pending a memory clinic referr...
Advanced · Breaking Bad News -
Confusion in a Nursing Home Resident
Sharon Hall, a carer from Riverside Nursing Home, calls about Margaret Barron, 73, who has vascular dementia and has become increasingly confused over...
Advanced · Acute Emergency in Primary Care -
Worsening Memory: Son Concerned About Mother
Edith Lawson's son calls about his 79-year-old mother who has vascular dementia diagnosed 3 years ago. He reports significant deterioration over recen...
Advanced · Safeguarding / Third-Party Involvement -
Multiple Falls in the Elderly
A district nurse calls about Margaret Foster, 78, who has had two falls at home in the past 5-6 weeks. Both were mechanical falls on standing, without...
Intermediate · Acute Emergency in Primary Care -
Accidental Medication Overdose in the Elderly
A district nurse calls about Michael Clifford, 80, who appears to have double-dosed all his medications today — ramipril, clopidogrel, atorvastatin, a...
Intermediate · Safeguarding / Third-Party Involvement -
Medication Error in a Nursing Home
Ana Hopkins, a care assistant at a residential care facility, calls to report a medication administration error. Robert Henderson, 74, who has vascula...
Intermediate · Safeguarding / Third-Party Involvement