Malnutrition, weight loss and sarcopenia are common in CKD patients, leading to poor outcomes, such as physical and cognitive dysfunction, manifesting as major geriatric syndromes. Frailty is ...

The field of geriatric pharmacotherapy is increasingly focused on the challenges of appropriate prescribing and deprescribing and represcribing in older patients. As individuals age, they often ...

Feeling sleepy and less enthusiastic during the day may indicate a higher risk of developing a syndrome that often leads to ...

and managing many geriatric syndromes including mood disorders and dementia. You will provide care for patients in skilled post-acute care and long-term care settings. Common conditions include ...

The ACE Unit focuses on maintaining patient function by utilizing an interdisciplinary care team trained in geriatrics to aggressively manage geriatric syndromes while a hospitalist physician manages ...

The book begins with a general approach to the management of older adults, followed by a review of common geriatric syndromes, and proceeding to an organ-based review of care. The final section ...

A recent Japanese study identified key indicators that may help predict which older adults are most likely to experience falls, potentially paving the way for more effective prevention strategies.

Attending to her grandmother with sundowning syndrome was demanding ... chief of the division of geriatric medicine and gerontology and the Ronald Reagan Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University ...

Pat Early, 66, has lived with the autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome since her 30s ... Only 41.5 percent of geriatric medicine fellowship positions were filled in late 2023, down from 43 percent in ...

An Opportunity for Age-Friendly Care” The speaker, Dr. Khai Nguyen, has a significant interest and passion for geriatrics ...

Global volunteers at Reuth TLV play vital roles, uplifting patients and finding purpose while navigating wartime challenges ...