A 91-year-old man with heart failure, CKD stage 4, and a CFS of 6 has been deteriorating over several weeks. He is spending most of his time in bed. H...

Question

A 91-year-old man with heart failure, CKD stage 4, and a CFS of 6 has been deteriorating over several weeks. He is spending most of his time in bed. His family asks about the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) prognostic indicator guidance. Which indicator BEST suggests he may be in the last 12 months of life?

Accepted Answer

He has been admitted to hospital twice in the past year with heart failure exacerbations

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He can still independently transfer from bed to chair

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His HbA1c is 52 mmol/mol

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His hearing has worsened

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He has developed a new interest in reading

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): GSF Prognostic Indicators - Heart Failure