neurology geriatrics palliative-care
Abbey Pain Scale for Dementia
Assesses pain in patients with dementia who cannot self-report. Six behavioural indicators scored 0–3 each. Useful in nursing home and palliative settings.
References
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
- Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain · Pain Assessment
- Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) · Pain Assessment
- Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) for Ventilated Patients · Pain Assessment
- Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD) · Pain Assessment
- DN4 Questionnaire for Neuropathic Pain · Pain Assessment
- CHEOPS — Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale · Pain Assessment
Drugs
- Methoxyflurane · Inhaled Analgesic — Acute Pain
- Donepezil · Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) — dementia
- Memantine · NMDA receptor antagonist — dementia
- Rivastigmine · Dual AChEI and BuChEI inhibitor — dementia
- Quetiapine (Elderly — Dementia Caution) · Atypical Antipsychotic
- Fentanyl Transdermal Patch (Elderly Chronic Pain) · Opioid Analgesic — Transdermal Patch
Pathways
- Acute Stroke / TIA Assessment · NICE NG128; RCP Stroke Guidelines 2023
- Status Epilepticus (Adults) · NICE CG137; ESEM guidelines; RCP Neurology Guidelines
- Suspected Subarachnoid Haemorrhage · NICE NG228; RCEM 2023; AHA/ASA 2023
- Adult Head Injury · NICE NG232 (2023)
- Bell's Palsy / Facial Nerve Palsy · ENT UK 2017; AAN
- Vertigo Workup · ENT UK; NICE CKS
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.