Woman is brought to office to establish care

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An 82-year-old woman is brought to the office to establish care. She requires complete assistance with activities of daily living. History includes moderate vascular dementia, atrial fibrillation, and systolic heart failure. Current medications are warfarin, atenolol, simvastatin, and lisinopril. On physical examination, she has a 6-cm rectangular yellow bruise on her right buttock, a 3-cm circular purple bruise on her left forearm, and a 4-cm oval red bruise on her posterior neck.

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