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eFigure 4–1. Simple geriatric screen. PT, physical therapy; DIAPPERS, delirium, infection, atrophic urethritis or vaginitis, pharmaceuticals, psychological factors, excess urinary output, restricted mobility, stool impaction; PVR, postvoid residual; GDS, Geriatric Depression Screen; APS, Adult Protective Services; OT, occupational therapy; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Exam. (Modified from Lachs M et al. A simple procedure for general screening for functional disability in elderly patients. Ann Intern Med. 1990;112:699 and Moore AA et al. Screening for common problems in ambulatory elderly: clinical confirmation of a screening instrument. Am J Med. 1996;100: 438.) A simple geriatric screen lists history items and physical exam items.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 > Comprehensive Assessment of the Older Adult

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eFigure 27–3. Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum on the lower leg with typical findings of skin atrophy, yellow coloration, and prominent blood vessels. (Used, with permission, from Umesh Masharani, MB, BS, MRCP, University of California, San Francisco.) A patient with Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum exhibits a few irregularly shaped lesions and spots on the lower leg. The lesions are pale brown with a red border.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 > Diabetes Mellitus

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eFigure 7–44. Dry (atrophic) age-related macular degeneration with patchy focal atrophy (A) and extensive confluent atrophy (B). An image shows white patches in the retina adjacent to the optic disk. An image shows a large white patch in the retina adjacent to the optic disk.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 > Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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eFigure 7–44. Dry (atrophic) age-related macular degeneration with patchy focal atrophy (A) and extensive confluent atrophy (B). An image shows white patches in the retina adjacent to the optic disk. An image shows a large white patch in the retina adjacent to the optic disk.

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 > Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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