Geriatric medicine
Geriatric medicine is a brand of internal medicine that deals with the health and wellbeing of the elderly including nursing home residents.
Geriatric medicine topics[edit | edit source]
National Institute of Aging (NIE), which is part of the National Institute of Health (NIH), has a lot of useful information on many topics related to aging.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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Advance care planning
Aging in place
Alcohol use or abuse
Alzheimer's and related dementias
Alzheimer’s caregiving
Anti-aging and longevity
Assisted living and nursing homes
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Calorie restriction
Caregiver health
Caregiving
Clinical trials and studies
Cognitive health
Constipation
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Dementia
Depression
Diabetes
Disaster preparedness
Doctor-patient communication
Down syndrome
Driving and transportation
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Elder abuse
End of life
Estrogen
Exercise and physical activity
Eyes and vision
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Falls and falls prevention
Family caregivers
Fatigue
Financial planning and protection
Flu
Frontotemporal disorders
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Healthcare professionals information
Healthy aging
Healthy eating, nutrition, and diet
Hearing
Heart health
High blood pressure
HIV/AIDS
Home health care
Home safety
Hormones
Hospice
Hospitals and hospitalization
Hyperthermia
Hypothermia
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Immunizations and shots
Incontinence
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Legal and financial issues in Alzheimer's
Legal planning
Lewy body dementia
Living wills and advance directives
Long-distance caregiving
Long-term care
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Medicines and medication management
Memory loss and forgetfulness
Menopause
Mental and emotional health
Men’s health
Mild cognitive impairment
Mixed dementia
Mourning and grief
Movement disorders and problems
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Organ donation
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
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Pain
Palliative care
Parkinson’s disease
Prostate
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Safety
Sexuality
Shingles
Skin care
Sleep
Smoking
Social activity
Speech disorders and problems
Stroke
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Talking with your doctor
Talking with your older patient
Teeth and mouth
Testosterone
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Vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia
Vitamins and supplements
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Overview
- Overview of the topic - Geriatric medicine
Historical
- Historical context on Geriatric medicine
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- Detailed information on Geriatric medicine
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Medical dictionary entries on Geriatric medicine[edit source]
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