Noun

Singular geriatrics

Plural uncountable

geriatrics (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.
  2. Plural form of geriatric; old people.

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Thu Feb 18 06:43:53 2010

Geriatrics is a subspecialty of medicine that focuses on health care of the elderly. It aims to promote health and to prevent and treat diseases and disabilities in older adults.

Geriatrics was separated from internal medicine as a distinct entity in the same way that neonatology is separated from pediatrics.

Elderly female in residential care home

There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician. Rather, this is determined by a profile of the typical problems that geriatrics focuses on.

The term geriatrics differs from gerontology which is the study of the aging process itself. The term comes from the Greek geron meaning "old man" and iatros meaning "healer". However "Geriatrics" is considered by some as "Medical Gerontology".

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Thu Feb 25 04:26:53 2010

im bored with my job as a LPN in geriatrics, i return to RN school in jan, what to do in the meantime?
Q. i feel like a professional pill pusher. i want to know if there are any working opportunities for LPN's (with a GOOD salary) that i may look into. Something that is more exciting then working in a nursing home and not at a hospital either, something different.
Asked by sexystlouis - Wed Jul 12 08:51:06 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. hospice work? out and about, not confined to a building all day, could easily work part time while in school, they usually have flex and p/t weekends...am in st louis and hospices are always looking
Answered by glenn b - Wed Jul 12 09:17:27 2006

McCain seems like a nice old boy do you think he'll move to Florida to be with other geriatrics after he lose?
Q. McCain seems like a nice old boy do you think he'll move to Florida to be with other geriatrics after he lose?
Asked by Alana C - Sun Oct 5 11:33:52 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. He already lives in Arizona. Apparently you don't know much about geography or demographics. Don't forget to vote on Nov 5th!
Answered by armychick_2001 - Sun Oct 5 12:09:01 2008

i want to unsubscribe from hells geriatrics after many requests still get many emails?
Q. i want to unsubscribe from hells geriatrics after many requests still get many emails?
Asked by GEORGIA19 - Fri Apr 18 16:57:11 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You should never open unwanted mail---and most especially not to "unsubscribe", (possible virus) Spammers (and their like) are set up through an automated system to SEND---NOT to receive. All your "requests" have been for naught. All you have accomplish is to create more spam for yourself---since spam mails usually contain a tracking device,--- that, when opened, will automatically send your address to the "valid and responsive" list, that every spammer in the world has access to for pennies. Just start clicking the "spam" tab---or delete them---unopened, of course. You can also block that address---or better yet---the domain name (that's everything that follows the @ sign). Mail page>>options (top right)>>block addresses. Enter the… [cont.]
Answered by LoneStar - Fri Apr 18 22:59:33 2008

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