GERIATRIC MEDICINE PROGRAM
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At every age, people have particular healthcare needs. 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. Geriatricians focus on achieving the patient's highest priorities in the context of multiple chronic conditions, and on preserving function. |
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The aged body is different physiologically from the younger adult body, and during old age, the decline of various organ systems becomes manifest.
The decline in physiological reserve makes the elderly develop some kinds of diseases and may have more complications.