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geriatric disorder; disease of old age; geriatric syndrome
Etiology:
- cardiovascular disease
- atherosclerosis
- systolic hypertension
- coronary artery disease
- cerebrovascular disease
- aortic aneurysm
- peripheral arterial disease
- atrial fibrillation
- cancer
- lung cancer
- colon cancer
- breast cancer
- prostate cancer
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- neurodegenerative diseases
- Alzheimer's disease
- Parkinson's disease
- vascular dementia
- diabetes mellitus type 2
- benign prostatic hypertrophy
- urinary incontinence
- sarcopenia
- osteoporosis
- osteoarthritis
- eye
- macular degeneration
- glaucoma
- cararacts
- presbyopia
- presbycusis
- diverticulosis
- geriatric syndromes
- dizziness, gait ataxia, falls in the elderly
- delirium
- functional dependence, frailty
- other
Pathology:
- decline in immunity
- increased exposure to disease-causing factors
- greater time for slowly-progressing pathology
Related
Alzheimer's disease (AD)
anemia
atrial fibrillation (AF)
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
blood pressure in the very old
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
chronic pain
constipation; dyschezia
delirium (acute confusional state)
dementia; Alzheimer's disease & related dementias (ADRD)
diabetes mellitus type 2 (insulin-resistant)
hearing loss (hearing impairment, hard of hearing, HOH)
heart failure (HF)
myocardial infarction (MI); heart attack
osteoporosis
Parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans, PD)
parkinsonism
pressure ulcer (decubitus ulcer, bedsore)
prevention of fecal & urinary incontinence
sleep disorder
stroke; cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
systolic hypertension (hypertension in the elderly)
visual impairment
Specific
adverse drug effects in the elderly
aggressive behavior in the elderly
antibiotic side effects in the elderly
asthma in the elderly
cancer in the elderly
cognitive impairment in the elderly
depression in the elderly
dermatologic disorders in the elderly
disequilibrium in the elderly
disorders of the colon in the elderly
eating disorders in the elderly
elder abuse
end of life
falls in the elderly
fever in the elderly
fibromyalgia in the elderly
frailty
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the elderly
inappropriate medications in the elderly (by disorder)
infections in the elderly
orthopedic disorders in the elderly
psychosis, agitation & difficult behavior in the elderly
renal disorders in the elderly
rheumatologic disorders in the elderly
sarcopenia
seizures in the elderly
subjective memory problems in the elderly
General
chronic disease
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8)
Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- Inouye SK, Studenski S, Tinetti ME, Kuchel GA.
Geriatric syndromes: clinical, research, and policy implications of a core
geriatric concept.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 May;55(5):780-91.
PMID: 17493201 PMCID: PMC2409147 Free PMC article. Review.