What is the Meaning & Definition of Geriatrics
Geriatric practice was born in the Decade of the forties of the last century in the United Kingdom and is to the Dr. Marjorie Warren as main responsible, timely manner during their work at different hospitals showed as elders with diseases undiagnosed, after receiving proper attention and assessment, achieved excellent results in his recovery that allowed him to return to their environments and regain life with total normality.
Physiologically speaking, the body of an old man is quite different from an adult, since it is precisely in old age when various organs and systems that are hosted on our bodies begin to appear diminished in its essential functions; Although such question will vary from an individual to another as a result particularly of the habits of life who has had, smoking, drinking alcohol, ingestion of drugs, among other issues, is a reality that the functions and bodies begin to show less active.
Another issue serving Geriatrics is that often the patient is not able to take decisions by itself, for example, if you suffer from senile dementia or Alzheimer's disease, the individual will require special treatment and must always be treated with the accompaniment of the family or a close family member who can answer it i.e., to authorize practices, treatments, among other issues.
Therefore is that it is also very common that Geriatrics specialists in addition to the greater individual need to treat your family or immediate environment, providing recommendations on how to treat them in different situations that arise, such as the refusal to the intake of medicines listed by the doctor, in the case of space temporary absences or failure in recognition of the family environment , among others.
Falls, dehydration, pneumonia, confusion and cognitive impairment are some of the difficulties that older adults are often and which must deal with geriatrics.
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