Health Assessment of a Geriatric Patient



Health Assessment of a Geriatric Patient

Module 5 DQ 1

Geriatrics is defined as the field of medicine which studies the health of elderly patients. It focuses on prevention and treatment of disease and disability. It also promotes the normal health of seniors. There no particular age on which a patient is prescribed as the treatment of geriatrics. It is determined by the patient's profile and the signs or symptoms which are found in the patient. Some of the typical signs are immobility and lacking capacity to memorize things. Geriatrics also includes the lacking capacity of hearing ...