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‘Frailty’ in Care of the elderly
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Managing cardiovascular disease in frail older people
2 December 2022
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pragmatic approach for managing common cardiovascular long-term conditions in older people living with
frailty
Atrial fibrillation management in frail older people
2 December 2022
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Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing
atrial
Coronary heart disease and risk management in frail older people
2 December 2022
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Reducing cardiovascular risk through lifestyle measures can be recommended regardless of age or
frailty
Heart failure management in frail older people
2 December 2022
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medicines should be continued wherever possible, even if doses need to be reduced due to co-morbidities or
frailty
Understanding polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing
17 January 2025
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areas of deprivation people from ethnic minority backgrounds older people especially those living with
frailty
Hypertension management in frail older people
2 December 2022
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Blood pressure targets and choice of drug therapy are not given for
frailty
but there is advice to ‘use
A person-centred approach to polypharmacy and medication review
17 January 2025
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The framework follows a seven-step process, adapted from established polypharmacy, multimorbidity and
frailty
Tools to support medication review
17 January 2025
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2) highlights potentially inappropriate medicines in patients aged 65 years and older, living with
frailty
Hypotension management in frail older people
2 December 2022
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Overview Ensure you are familiar with the principles outlined in Managing cardiovascular
disease
in frail
Resources to support medication review
17 January 2025
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The project focuses on managing diabetes, hypertension, heart failure,
atrial fibrillation
, and coronary