geriatrics
(jer″ē-a′triks)
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[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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Citation
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/all/geriatrics.
Geriatrics. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766673/all/geriatrics. Accessed August 31, 2024.
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/all/geriatrics
Geriatrics [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 August 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766673/all/geriatrics.
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