DrugsComprehensive ongoing review at every contact with focus on compliance/concordance

Avoid NSAID's and all psychotropics and

try to avoid unnecessary polypharmacy

DeliriumDisease

Dehydration

Diabetes Exclude urinary tract infection

Enough daily liquid intakes? Concentrated urine?

Orientation?

DementiaDelayed 3-word recall

Clock drawing

DepressionKeep in mind in connection with concomitant somatic disease, and consider asking through the 'facade': "Are you sad or depressed?"

DrinksKeep it in mind and enquire about consumption

Welcome to 5 D's!

This homepage relates to a lecture given by Mikkel Vass at the 16th Nordic Congress of General Practice on may 15th 2009.

If you have futher ideas or suggestions to ease and facilitate assessment and care of older people please share it with your Nordic colleagues by filling in a comment below.
If proper community interest exists we will elaborate the idea to an integrated educational forum.
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  • nice!
    Thanks for informatyion! search
    #0 - Ann - 06/22/2010 - 14:08

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