Treatable Causes of Frailty

Written By Aud Lee

Potentially treatable causes of fatigue

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • Depression

  • Hypothyroidism

  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency

  • Hypotension

  • Anemia

  • Organ failures

  • Medications

Potentially treatable causes of unintentional weight loss

  • Medications

  • Emotional( depression)

  • Alcoholism, anorexia

  • Late life paranoia

  • Swallowing Problems

  • Oral problems

  • Nosocomial infections

  • Wandering/dementia

  • Hyperthyroidis, hypercalcemia, hypoadrenalism

  • Enteric problems

  • Eating problems

  • Low salt/low cholesterol/other therapeutic diets

  • Shopping and meal preparation problems

Check for polypharmacy!

  • use Beer’s criteria, or STOPP/START/ STOPPFrail

Check for vitamin D deficiency

  • it is associated with frailty, sarcopenia, in addition to falls and osteoporosis.

Aud Lee
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