A brief review of practical preoperative cognitive screening tools

BRIEF METHODOLOGICAL REPORTS The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment

OBJECTIVES: To develop a 10-minute cognitive screening tool (Montreal Cognitive Assessment,MoCA) to assist firstline physicians in detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a clinical state that often progresses to dementia. DESIGN: Validation study. SETTING: A community clinic and an academic center. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-four patients meeting MCI clinical criteria supported by psychometric...

Practical Screening of Suspected Osa Patients in the Preoperative Clinic

©International Anesthesia Research Society. Unauthorized Use Prohibited. INTRODUCTION Upper airway patency is essential for normal respiratory function. The maintenance of a patent airway is dependent primarily on the pharyngeal structures. In some individuals, there is a loss of this airway patency from collapse of pharyngeal soft tissue, and interruption of airflow occurs during sleep. Obstru...

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Screening tools for dysphagia: a systematic review.

PURPOSE To perform a systematic review of screening instruments for dysphagia available in the literature. METHODS For the selection of studies, the following descriptors were used: "questionários", "questionnaires", "transtornos de deglutição", "deglutition disorders", "programas de rastreamento", and "mass screening". The online databases used for the research were Virtual Health Library (L...

Evaluating cognitive impairment in the clinical setting: practical screening and assessment tools.

HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) remain a substantial problem in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy. Neither the Mini Mental State Exam nor the HIV Dementia Scale is sufficiently sensitive for HAND. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment shows promise, but current data suggest that adding an additional test will be needed to improve sensitivity for the clinical setting. Pati...