Dementia

In the emergency department, we care more about acute disease. Anything with the word chronic makes us roll our eyes (mine included!). Dementia is part of those chronic degenerative issues. It is always interesting though to know more, and using the right terms in always in our advantages. Also, we all have older adults in …

Delirium

Delirium. This is probably the favorite subject of all geriatrician (with falls) and it is in fact one of the most important to know if you want to be called a « care for the elderly » person. I heard so many different presentations on the subject, but the one from this week was the best. This …

Cognitive Assessment in the ED

This week I had on my plate to review and comment an article about an interesting way the screen for cognitive impairment in the ED: the Bergman-Paris Question (BPQ). Here is what I knew about this one: NADA. Let’s do a quick review on how would be the best way to do a cognitive assessment …