Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Questions With Complete Solutions

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Questions
With Complete Solutions

CGA

5 aspects Correct Answers 1. medical
2. functional
3. psycho
4. social
5. env

CGA Goals 3 Correct Answers 1. Improves function
2. Improves Health Quality of Life (HQL)
3. Decreases hospitalizations

CGA is based on Correct Answers idea that a systematic
evaluation of frail older persons by a team of health
professionals may identify a variety of treatable health problems
and lead to better health outcomes.

Cognitive function assessment tools
5 Correct Answers 1. mini-mental state examination (MMSE)
2. Montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA)
-short term early assessment
3. Clock draw test (CDT)
4. Verbal fluency (VF) or animal naming
-name all names over 1 minute
-tend to only name 1 class of animals (birds)
-17 or more= normal less than 12= abnormal
5. Mini-cog

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Assessment of Functioning
-4 components Correct Answers -Basic Activities of Daily
Living (ADL)
-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
-Activity/exercise status
-Gait and Balance

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)

Environmental assessment Correct Answers Home Safety

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)

Medical Assessment
-5 components Correct Answers -Problem List
-Comorbid conditions
-Disease Severity
-Medication Review
-Nutritional Status

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)

Psychosocial assessment
-2 components Correct Answers -Cognitive testing
-Mood/depression testing

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)