An 86-year-old man with CFS 6 has been in bed for 5 days with pneumonia. He develops bilateral ankle oedema, basal crackles, and Barthel drop from 12 ...

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An 86-year-old man with CFS 6 has been in bed for 5 days with pneumonia. He develops bilateral ankle oedema, basal crackles, and Barthel drop from 12 to 6. What preventable harm is this?

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Hospital-acquired deconditioning - immobility-related oedema, hypostatic changes, and functional decline

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Pneumonia progression

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Acute heart failure

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AKI

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Medication side effects

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): Five-Day Immobility Deconditioning

An 86-year-old man with CFS 6 has been in bed for 5 days with pneumonia. He develops bilateral ankle oedema, basal crackles, and Barthel drop from 12 to 6. What preventable harm is this?