Book Synopsis
The scope of geriatrics produces a constellation of diseases and symptoms in order to distinguish itself from the normal effects of aging.
The decline in physiological reserve, makes the elderly develop different kinds of diseases, that multiple problems may compound.
Delirium in the elderly can cause life-threatening illness, coughing; and can even lead to a heart attack.
Impaired vision and hearing loss are common chronic problems among older people. Hearing problems can lead to social isolation, depression, and dependence, as the person can no longer talk to other people, receive information over the telephone, or engage in simple transactions, such as talking to a person at a store or bank. Vision problems lead to falling down, the decline of medical care, medicine being taken incorrectly because the written instructions could not be read, and finances being mismanaged.
Functional abilities, independence, and quality of life, are of great concern to The Physician...