Geriatrics
It is important for resident doctors to understand what the discharge planning process...
As an F1, you will quite frequently get bleeped to review a patient who has had a...
Constipation is one of the most common complaints in hospital, especially on the...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
Dying is a natural process and unfortunately, something that we all come across in...
Fragility fractures in the elderly
As a resident doctor on call, in geriatrics...
In this article, we will present several common scenarios involving Parkinson’s disease...
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood supply...
Within Geriatric Medicine you are always working as part of a multidisciplinary team...
Patients may live or be discharged to a wide variety of social care settings and...
What is frailty?
A state of increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis...
As an FY1 in hospital, you will come across lots of patients with dementia. They...
