Geriatric Assessments Can Be Challenging for the Health-Care Provider Due

question 15

Multiple Choice

Geriatric assessments can be challenging for the health-care provider due to delay of recognition and/or reporting of symptoms by the patient.Which of the following best describes what is used by health-care providers to address this differential?

• A)Clinical decision-making tools.
• B)When symptoms were noticed.
• C)Change in function and impact of symptoms.
• D)Symptoms from comorbidities.

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