A 79-year-old woman is referred to the falls clinic after three falls in 6 months. She has hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy. S...

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A 79-year-old woman is referred to the falls clinic after three falls in 6 months. She has hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy. She lives alone in a two-storey house. According to NICE CG161, which of the following is a component of a multifactorial falls risk assessment?

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Cardiovascular examination including lying and standing blood pressure

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24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

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Assessment of perceived fall risk using the Falls Efficacy Scale

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Full neuropsychological testing

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Whole-body CT scan to exclude malignancy

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): Multifactorial Falls Risk Assessment Components

A 79-year-old woman is referred to the falls clinic after three falls in 6 months. She has hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy. She lives alone in a two-storey house. According to NICE CG161, which of the following is a component of a multifactorial falls risk assessment?