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2. Geriatrics - Wikipedia

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   Moreover, common diseases may present atypically in elderly patients, adding further diagnostic and therapeutic complexity to patient care. Geriatrics is highly interdisciplinary consisting of specialty providers from the fields of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, and physical and occupational therapy.

3. You might be getting older. But your doctors don't need to ...

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   Excluding an older patient from making their own medical decisions by asking close-ended questions that have only a "No" or "Yes" answer or using "we" and "us" instead of "you." Speaking to family ...

4. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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   In hospitals, the elderly face the very real problem of ageism. For example, doctors and nurses often mistake symptoms of delirium for normal elderly behavior. Delirium is a condition that has hyperactive and hypoactive stages. In the hypoactive stages, elderly patients can just seem like they are sleeping or irritable. [15]

5. Geriatric care management - Wikipedia

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   Geriatric care management is the process of planning and coordinating care of the elderly and others with physical and/or mental impairments to meet their long term care needs, improve their quality of life, and maintain their independence for as long as possible.

6. What Doctors Want Those Over 65 to Know About Getting the ...

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   Older adults and people who are immunocompromised (including people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, people who are pregnant, those with cancer, and more groups) are now encouraged to get two ...

7. As a doctor, I want patients, especially elderly ones, to ...

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   As a physician and researcher who works with elderly patients daily, I want them to have access to options that would relieve their chronic pain without the risk of addiction. But access is the ...

8. Geriatric psychology - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] [3] The field composes of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of areas such as depression, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. A geriatric psychiatrist is also a licensed doctor that can prescribe medications for elderly patients. Psychiatrists require extensive education and a degree from a medical school. [4]

9. What 4 experts who treat people with restless legs syndrome ...

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   Restless legs syndrome is more common in people 45 or older, with patients who are diagnosed before 45 considered to have an early-onset form of the condition. However, people can be diagnosed as ...