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geriatrics
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(jer″ē-a′triks)
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The branch of health care concerned with the care of the aged, including physiological, pathological, psychological, economic, and sociological problems. As life expectancy in society as a whole increases, geriatrics takes on ever greater importance in health care.
SYN: SEE: geriatric medicine
geriatric, adj. SEE: aging; SEE: gerontology; SEE TABLE: Some Important Issues in Geriatric Health Care
Some Important Issues in Geriatric Health Care
| The prevention and treatment of avoidable infectious diseases |
| The prevention and treatment of delirium |
| The prevention and treatment of dementia |
| The prevention of falls; the treatment of gait disturbances |
| The preservation of functional independence |
| The prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic vascular disease and heart failure |
| The treatment of hypertension and the prevention of stroke |
| The optimization of long-term care |
| The maintenance of optimal nutrition |
| The prevention of osteoporotic fractures |
| The optimal use of palliation and end-of-life care |
| The optimal use of physical or chemical restraints |
| The optimal use of pharmaceutical agents |
| The prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence |
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(jer″ē-a′triks)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.[Gr. geras, old age + -iatric + -ics]
The branch of health care concerned with the care of the aged, including physiological, pathological, psychological, economic, and sociological problems. As life expectancy in society as a whole increases, geriatrics takes on ever greater importance in health care.
SYN: SEE: geriatric medicine
geriatric, adj. SEE: aging; SEE: gerontology; SEE TABLE: Some Important Issues in Geriatric Health Care
Some Important Issues in Geriatric Health Care
| The prevention and treatment of avoidable infectious diseases |
| The prevention and treatment of delirium |
| The prevention and treatment of dementia |
| The prevention of falls; the treatment of gait disturbances |
| The preservation of functional independence |
| The prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic vascular disease and heart failure |
| The treatment of hypertension and the prevention of stroke |
| The optimization of long-term care |
| The maintenance of optimal nutrition |
| The prevention of osteoporotic fractures |
| The optimal use of palliation and end-of-life care |
| The optimal use of physical or chemical restraints |
| The optimal use of pharmaceutical agents |
| The prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence |
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Geriatrics." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766673/0/geriatrics.
Geriatrics. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766673/0/geriatrics. Accessed March 21, 2023.
Geriatrics. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766673/0/geriatrics
Geriatrics [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766673/0/geriatrics.
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