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GERIATRICS




Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine
and family medicine that focuses on health care of
elderly people.

It aims to promote health by preventing and treating
diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is
no set age at which patients may be under the care
of a geriatrician, or physician who specializes in
the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is
determined by the individual patient's needs, and the
availability of a specialist.




GERONTOLOGY
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Geriatrics, the care of aged people, differs from
gerontology, which is the study of the aging process
itself. However, geriatrics is sometimes called
medical gerontology.




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DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
ADULT
AND
GERIATRIC
MEDICINE




Geriatrics differs from standard adult medicine
because it focuses on the unique needs of the
elderly person.

The aged body is different physiologically from
the younger adult body, and during old age, the
decline of various organ systems becomes manifest.
Previous health issues and lifestyle choices
produce a different constellation of diseases and
symptoms in different people. The appearance of
symptoms depends on the remaining healthy reserves
in the organs. Smokers, for example, consume their
respiratory system reserve early and rapidly.

Geriatricians distinguish between diseases and the
effects of normal ageing. For example, renal
impairment may be a part of ageing, but renal failure
and urinary incontinence are not. Geriatricians aim
to treat any diseases that are present and to decrease
the effects of aging on the body.



Geriatrics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geriatrics



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GERIATRIC
LINKS




American Board Family Medicine CAQ Geriatric Medicine
http://www.theabfm.org/cert/caq.aspx#caq2

American Geriatrics Society
http://www.americangeriatrics.org

British Geriatrics Society
http://www.bgs.org.uk

Canadian Geriatrics Society
http://www.canadiangeriatrics.com

Elder Care Network
http://www.cthelpnet.org/

Elder Care News
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/caregiving/

Elder Care Rights Alliance
http://www.eldercarerights.org/

Irish Gerontological Society
http://www.gerontology.ie

Merck Manual of Geriatrics
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mm_geriatrics/home.jsp



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GERIATRIC
RESOURCES




Elderly people in Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderly_people_in_Japan

Family therapy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_therapy

Geriatric care management
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geriatric_care_management

Gerontology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerontology

Home Automation for the Elderly and Disabled
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Automation_for_the_Elderly_and_Disabled

Home Care
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Care

Human care
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_care

Medicare Rights Center
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Rights_Center

Old age
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age

Pensioner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensioner

Retirement community
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_community

Sandwich generation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich_generation

Social work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_work



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