Geriatric Physical Therapy Online Journals
Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty 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 geriatric physician, a 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. It is important to note the difference between geriatrics, the care of aged people, and gerontology, which is the study of the
aging process itself. However,
geriatrics is sometimes called medical gerontology. A prominent clinical challenge in geriatric medicine is the treatment and prevention of delirium. This is a condition in which hospitalized elderly patients become confused and disoriented when confronted with the uncertainty and confusion of a hospital stay. The
health of the patient will decline as a result of delirium and can increase the length of hospitalization and lead to other
health complications. The treatment of delirium involves keeping the patient mentally stimulated and oriented to reality, as well as providing specialized care in order to ensure that her/his needs are being met.
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Terebrant Basal Cell Carcinoma
Selma Benkirane, Mounia Bennani, Jihane Ziani, Zakia Douhi, Sara Elloudi, Hanane BayBay & Fatima Zahra Mernissi
Clinical images: Imaging in Medicine
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Terebrant Basal Cell Carcinoma
Selma Benkirane, Mounia Bennani, Jihane Ziani, Zakia Douhi, Sara Elloudi, Hanane BayBay & Fatima Zahra Mernissi
Clinical images: Imaging in Medicine
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Is MRI becoming the new gold standard for diagnosing iron overload in hemochromatosis and other liver iron disorders?
A Castiella, JM Alústiza, E Zapata & JI Emparanza
Perspective: Imaging in Medicine
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Is MRI becoming the new gold standard for diagnosing iron overload in hemochromatosis and other liver iron disorders?
A Castiella, JM Alústiza, E Zapata & JI Emparanza
Perspective: Imaging in Medicine
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Interview: Imaging in cognitive aging and dementia
Alison Murray
News and Views: Imaging in Medicine
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Interview: Imaging in cognitive aging and dementia
Alison Murray
News and Views: Imaging in Medicine
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Book Review
Gabriel P Krestin
News and Views: Imaging in Medicine
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Book Review
Gabriel P Krestin
News and Views: Imaging in Medicine
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Recent developments in intracoronary optical coherence tomography imaging
Hironori Kitabata and Takashi Akasaka
Review Article: Imaging in Medicine
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Recent developments in intracoronary optical coherence tomography imaging
Hironori Kitabata and Takashi Akasaka
Review Article: Imaging in Medicine
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