general-medicinegeriatrics
Falls Assessment in Older Adults
Multifactorial falls assessment and prevention — NICE CG161 compliant
Source: NICE CG161 2013
Step 1 of ~6
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Falls Assessment
Any patient ≥65 presenting with a fall or recurrent falls (≥2 in past year). Multifactorial assessment required.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Thiamine (IV/IM — Pabrinex) · Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) — deficiency treatment / Wernicke's encephalopathy prevention
- Anthrax Vaccine · Vaccine (Bacterial — Anthrax Prevention)
- Edoxaban (AF Stroke Prevention / VTE) · Direct Factor Xa Inhibitor (DOAC)
- Valganciclovir · Prodrug Antiviral — CMV Prevention and Treatment (Oral)
- Valaciclovir · Prodrug Antiviral — HSV / VZV / CMV Prevention (Oral)
- Clopidogrel (Stroke/TIA Secondary Prevention) · Antiplatelet (P2Y12 Inhibitor)
Pathways
- Anaemia Investigation · BSH / NICE
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (Primary Care) · NICE NG138 / NICE antimicrobial guidance
- Hypertension Management · NICE NG136 2019
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) · BGS / NICE
- Delirium Assessment and Management · NICE CG103 2010
- Frailty Recognition and Management · BGS Frailty Framework / NHS NHSE
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.