Geriatrics and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment — Reference Manual and Clinical Calculators
Internal Medicine · Clinical Specialties
How it begins
Una plataforma interactiva integral diseñada para especialistas y estudiantes de medicina que reúne los principales sistemas de puntuación, calculadoras clínicas adaptadas y fundamentos fisiopatológicos para el diagnóstico, pronóstico y prescripción segura en el paciente de edad avanzada.
What it covers
- Introduction and Biology of Aging
- · Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (VGI) as a Care Model
- Cognitive Screening: Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (Pfeiffer)
- · Interactive Pfeiffer Test Calculator (SPMSQ)
- Affective Screening: Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (Abbreviated Version of 15 Items)
- · Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale Calculator (GDS-15)
- Delirium Evaluation: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
- · Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Criteria Calculator
- Functional Sphere: Index of Basic Activities of Daily Living (Barthel)
- · Barthel Index Calculator (ABVD)
- Functional Sphere: Instrumental Activities Scale (Lawton and Brody)
- · Lawton and Brody Scale Calculator (AIVD)
- Gait and Mobility: Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
- · SPPB Battery Score Calculator
- Gait and Mobility: Test Timed Up and Go (TUG)
- · Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test Interpretation Calculator
- Nutritional Assessment: Mini Nutritional Assessment - Short Form (MNA-SF)
- · MNA-SF Screening Scale Calculator
- Frailty: Fried Criteria Phenotype
- · Fried Frailty Phenotype Calculator
- Prognosis and Complexity: Charlson Comorbidity Index (Adjusted for Age)
- · Age-Adjusted Charlson Index Calculator
- Social Sphere: Gijón Socio-Family Assessment Scale
- · Gijón Socio-Family Scale Calculator
- Social Sphere: Zarit Caregiver Overload Scale (Short Version of 12 Items)
- · Zarit Overload Scale Calculator (Zarit-12)
- Geriatric Pharmacology and Pharmacological Safety (Beers / STOPP)
- · Clinical Simulator of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Elderly
- Clinical Case Simulator in Clinical Geriatrics
The complete study guide is in the app
This page summarizes the outline. The full interactive study guide —with high-yield diagrams, clinical tables, and board review cases— can be read inside Epistemis, completely offline and ad-free.
- Subject
- Internal Medicine
- Category
- Clinical Specialties
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 29
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02