Hip Fracture/Dementia (79-year-old female)

Case Category - Geriatric

Case Level - Advanced

Case Summary - Seventy-nine-year-old female presents with her caregiver daughter who reports that her mother has been refusing to walk since the previous afternoon.

Learning Objectives:

1. Utilize clinical assessment skills and review symptoms to determine chief complaint, severity, and aggravating factors, and give a diagnosis
2. Interpret assessment data and physical findings to prioritize interventions and deliver a course of treatment
3. Communicate effectively with team and patient/family