Frailty

Who can diagnose a patient as being frail

• Only the consultant

• Only somebody who has known the patients for a long time

• The ward pharmacist

• Me

If the Rockwood clinical frailty score of a patient is 6, then they are....

• Moderately frail

• Terminally ill

• Very fit

• Managing well

If a patient has a grade 4 pressure sore, which layer has the sore extended to?

• Dermis

• Bone

• Hypodermis

• Epidermis

Which 3 micronutrients are particularly important to optimise in a frail patients diet?

• Vitamin K, iron and potassium

• Carbohydrates, proteins and fats

• Vitamin D, vitamin B12 and calcium

• Magnesium, phosphate and vitamin D

Which of the following would be an indicator of frailty?

• Low mood

• Increase in appetite

• New diagnosis of hypertension

• Greying of air

You are examining a patient for signs of frailty. Draw 3 signs you might see on the figure.

If you can give one line of advice to a frail patient to help them become more active, what would it be?