A Fall in an Older Adult: A Case-Based Exercise for Medical Students

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OPEN ACCESSMarch 1, 2013A Fall in an Older Adult: A Case-Based Exercise for Medical Students Amy C. Denham, MD, MPH, Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH Amy C. Denham, MD, MPH University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH UNC School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9354 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractThis case-based exercise designed for second-year medical students covers principles of diagnosis and management of falls in older adults. It provides a structured team-based setting in which groups of medical students can practice clinical reasoning skills. It has been used as part of a series of clinical cases created to help students synthesize what they have learned in different organ system courses and apply their knowledge to geriatric practice. The exercise could be used at various points in medical students' training, but participants should have completed some basic coursework in principles of geriatric medicine. This case requires preclinical students to integrate and synthesize learning from many different courses and disciplines. In our experience, the modified team-based learning approach that this exercise employs generates lively and clinically sophisticated discussions among second-year medical students. Educational Objectives By the end of this exercise, students will be able to: Construct a differential diagnosis for an older adult with a fall.Select appropriate diagnostic tests for an older adult with a fall.Develop fall prevention strategies for an older adult who has fallen.Understand principles of prescribing in the elderly, including common causes of adverse drug events. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Falls Case Facilitator Manual.doc Falls Case Student Materials.doc To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. CitationDenham AC, Winzelberg G. A Fall in an Older Adult: A Case-Based Exercise for Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL. 2013;9:9354. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9354 Related Altered Mental Status in an Older Adult: A Case-Based Exercise for Medical Students Failure to Thrive in an Older Adult: A Case-Based Exercise for Medical Students A Fall in an Older Adult: A Case-Based Exercise for Medical Students Clinical Decision-Making for Older Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Case-Based Exercise for Medical Students Copyright & Permissions© 2013 Denham and Winzelberg. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike license.KeywordsBalanceElderlyAccidental FallsOlder AdultsAgingAdverse Drug EventsGait Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...