Geriatría

Geriatrics

Medicine Lessons

María Herrera
Medica Panamericana
50 pages
ISBN: 978-8491106586
January 2021

Geriatrics addresses the treatment of the elderly patient, the problems associated with aging, and the differences in treatment than with adults. In addition, it teaches the student how to make a global assessment of the elderly patient to carry out a correct comprehensive geriatric assessment, which enables a better focus for placing the elderly in the appropriate place. It also studies the causes and evaluation of pain in elderly patients to achieve control.