The digital subscription version of the Delirium, Dementia and Depression GUIDELINES Pocket Guide contains all the same great information found in the physical pocket guide, and can be accessed on mobile devices and online:
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The 3D’s: Delirium, Dementia and Depression Pocket Guide is based on the latest guidelines of the American Medical Directors Association and was developed with their collaboration. It contains a Frailty Scale; a differential diagnosis for the three entities; key points and multiple assessment, prevention and management tables for each; a stepwise management schema for each condition; eight appendices with evaluation and management tools and medication data; and a reference list.
- Spiral-bound
- 28 Pages
- 80# Diamond Silk Cover with Satin Aqueous Coating
- 4.25″ x 7.25″
- Key Points
- Clinical Frailty Scale
- Definitions
- Table: Distinguishing the 3D's
- DELIRIUM
- Tables
- Predisposing Factors or Vulnerability
- Precipitating Factors or Noxious Insults
- Medications Commonly Associated with Delirium
- Non-Pharmacologic Delirium Prevention (based on the HELP program)
- CAM
- Diagnostic Test Options to Help Assess the Causes of Delirium
- DEMENTIA
- Tables
- Neurological Conditions in Which Cognitive Function is Affected
- Behaviors That May Suggest Dementia
- Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, and Frontotemporal Dementia
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies vs. Parkinson's disease with Dementia
- Common Types of Dementia
- Activities of Daily Living
- Selected Screening Tools for Cognitive Impairment
- Functional Assessment Staging Scale (FAST) - 7 stages
- DICE Approach
- Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia
- DEPRESSION
- Tables
- Psychotherapy vs. Psychosocial Treatment Modalities
- Classes of Anti-depressants with Potential Side Effects, Advantages, and Additional Consideration
- Commonly Used Antidepressant Dosing
- Phases of Major Depression Disorder
- Appendices
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Side-Effect Profile of Common Antipsychotic Medications
- Non-Pharmacological Management of Agitation
- 3D's Quality Performance Measures
- Cornell Scale For Depression In Dementia (CSDD)
- Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
- CMS Regulations Regarding PRN use of Psychotropic Medications
- PHQ-9-OV
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