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The protein shares homology (43.1% identity and 60.1% similarity) with α-klotho. [16] The β-Klotho gene and β-Klotho protein should not be confused with the alpha-cut and beta-cut of alpha-klotho, which releases KL1+KL2 and KL2 domain of α-klotho into the extracellular matrix and bloodstream, respectively.
Geriatric intensive care units began because the world population is aging. Geriatric medicine is distinct from adult or pediatric medicine, especially if they are critically ill. Geriatric medicine was not included in the curricula of undergraduate or advanced medical training until recently, so not all critical care physicians are oriented to ...
An old man at a nursing home in Norway. Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care), serves the needs of old adults.It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care.
Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, [1] is a medical specialty focused on addressing the unique health needs of older adults [2] The term geriatrics originates from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer".
It entails working with persons of old age and their families in managing, rendering and referring various types of health and social care services. [1] Geriatric care managers accomplish this by combining a working knowledge of health and psychology, human development, family dynamics, public and private resources as well as funding sources ...
Woman in a residential care home receiving a birthday cake. Gerontological nursing is the specialty of nursing pertaining to older adults. [1] Gerontological nurses work in collaboration with older adults, their families, and communities to support healthy aging, maximum functioning, and quality of life. [2]
The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance. [ 1 ] It uses the time that a person takes to rise from a chair, walk three meters, turn around 180 degrees, walk back to the chair, and sit down while turning 180 degrees.
An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an approach to the assessment of clinical competence in which the components are assessed in a planned or structured way with attention being paid to the objectivity of the examination which is basically an organization framework consisting of multiple stations around which students rotate and at which students perform and are assessed on ...