'Is he awake?
Ambiguities and contradictions in dialogue about conscious level arise during ambulance calls for suspected and confirmed stroke. Further study is needed to identify whether these issues also arise in non-stroke calls, and which terms are best understood by the public in describing conscious level.
In older adults with cancer, certain geriatric parameters are associated with shorter survival after hospitalization. Assessment of functional status, necessity for readmission, and cognitive impairment may provide prognostic information so that oncologists and their patients make more informed, individualized decisions.