Internal Medicine / Geriatrics Index

• Objective Health
• Risk Profile
• Subjective Health
• Need for Treatment

Objective Health

• Activities of daily living (ADL)
  • ADL score
  • Basic activities
  • Barthel index
  • Extended ADL Scale
  • IADL score
  • Shopping, transportation
• Audiometry / hearing
  • Audiometry
  • Hearing
• Blood circulation
  • Blood pressure at rest
  • Complaints / ailments
  • Electrolytes and serum osmolality
  • Orthostatic hypotention test
  • Pulse at rest
• Blood formation
  • Erythropoiesis
  • Leukopoiesis
• Blood profile
• Cardiovascular system:
  • Apoplexia / stroke
  • Blood vessels
  • Clinical findings
  • Heart
  • Intermittent claudication
• Computed tomography (CT)
• Current diseases
• Diagnoses and need for treatment
• Diseases in the past
• Doppler ultra-sonography
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Endurance limits
  • Athletic activities / sports
  • Maximal walking distance
  • Physical activities
• Family history
  • Parents
  • Grandparents (maternal)
  • Grandparents (paternal)
  • Siblings
  • Family longevity:
    • Parents
    • Grandparents
    • Siblings
• Family history (siblings)
• Fractures
• Gastrointestinal tract
  • Bowel function
  • Clinical findings
  • Incontinence
• Heart
  • Angina pectoris
  • Cell enzymes
  • Clinical findings
  • Dyspnea
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Nocturia
• Hemostasis
  • Endogenous system
  • Exogenous system
• Immune system
  • Acute phase protein
  • Allergies
  • Antigen contacts
  • Erythrocyte serology
  • Fever
  • Glycan characterization
  • Immune function
  • Immunoglobins
  • Lymph node findings
  • Lymphocyte fraction
  • Tissue typing
  • Tumor markers
• Immunology
• Kidney, lower urinary tract
  • Dysuria
  • Incontinence
  • Indwelling catheter
  • Retention scores
  • Urine analysis
• Lipid profile
• Liver
  • Cell enzymes
  • Clinical findings
  • Secretion
  • Synthesis
• Lung
  • Chest circumference inspiration / expiration
  • Clinical findings
  • Cough / expectoration
  • Spirometry
• Medication and treatment evaluation
• Metabolism
  • Blood profile
  • Carrier protein
  • Ailments / symptoms
  • HbA1C
  • Serumglucosis
  • Serumlipids
  • Trace elements
• Musculosceletal system
  • Amputations / prostheses
  • ARA-Criteria
  • Back pain
  • Bone mineralisation
  • Finger to ground distance
  • Joint ailments
  • Joint findings
  • Spine findings
• Nervous system
  • Audiometry
  • Babinski sign
  • Coordination
  • Facial nerve test
  • Grip strength
  • Handedness
  • Hearing
  • Intrinsic muscle reflexes
  • Muscular tension
  • Romberg-Test
  • Trömner's reflex
  • Vision (vision test)
  • Visual acuity at a distance
  • Visual acuity at near
• Operations
• Other medical treatments
• Physical examination
• Proteins and trace elements
• Saliva test
• Skin
  • Cancerous changes / tumors
  • Color
  • Consistency
  • Ulcerations
• Spirometry
• Technical aids
  • Walking aids
  • Wheelchair
  • Other aids
• Vision
  • Visual acuity at a distance
  • Visual acuity at near

Risk Profile

• Constitution
  • Abdominal circumference
  • Arm span
  • Greatest height
  • Height (objective)
  • Height (subjective)
  • Hip circumference
  • Weight (objective)
  • Weight (subjective)
  • Weight variations
  • Wrist size
• Diseases
  • Fractures
  • Hospitalization
  • Operations
  • Past diseases
  • Present diseases
• Genetic determinants
  • Family history:
    • Parents
    • Grandparents (maternal)
    • Grandparents (paternal)
    • Siblings
  • Family longevity:
    • Parents
    • Grandparents
    • Siblings
• Gynecologic anamnesis
  • Abortions
  • Menarche
  • Menopause
  • Pregnancies
• Nicotine and alcohol abuse
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Present smoking habits
  • Former smoking habits

Subjective Health

• Health behavior
  • Dental appointments
  • Eating habits / nutrition
  • Oral hygiene
• Health awareness (dentistry)
  • Control beliefs (oral medicine / dentistry)
  • Interest in explanation (dental care)
• Health status
  • Current physical health
  • Dental health
  • Health compared to persons of the same age
  • Health in comparison to the past

Need for Treatment

• General
• Dietary treatment
• Medication
  • Medication history at Time 1
  • Diagnosis specific evaluation of medication at Time 1
  • Longitudinal medication history from Time 2 to Time 4
• Other forms of therapy

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