A 89-year-old woman with a CFS of 7 has advanced Parkinson's disease with dementia. She is bedbound with minimal verbal output and difficulty swallowi...

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A 89-year-old woman with a CFS of 7 has advanced Parkinson's disease with dementia. She is bedbound with minimal verbal output and difficulty swallowing. Her family asks about prognosis. Which tool can help estimate prognosis and guide goals of care discussions?

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The Gold Standards Framework Prognostic Indicator Guidance combined with the Palliative Performance Scale

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The MMSE

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The FRAX tool

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The CHA2DS2-VASc score

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The Wells score

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): Prognostic Tools in Advanced PD

A 89-year-old woman with a CFS of 7 has advanced Parkinson's disease with dementia. She is bedbound with minimal verbal output and difficulty swallowing. Her family asks about prognosis. Which tool can help estimate prognosis and guide goals of care discussions?