title: Functional assessment of the elderly patient.
authors.affiliation: Glendale Community College EMT Department, Glendale, AZ, USA. chris.coughlin@gcmail.maricopa.edu
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coughlin
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004552:Elder Abuse; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014481:United States; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis