Geriatrics
Malnutrition is a common and often under-recognised problem in hospitalised patients....
Delirium is an acute disturbance in attention, awareness, and cognition, commonly...
Deconditioning refers to the loss of physical, functional, and cognitive abilities...
Falls are one of the most common causes of harm to hospitalised patients, particularly...
Falls risk assessment is a core component of patient safety in hospital practice....
As an F1, you will quite frequently get bleeped to review a patient who has had a...
It is important for resident doctors to understand what the discharge planning process...
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%...
A fascia iliaca block (FIB) is a regional anaesthetic technique where local...
Dying is a natural process and unfortunately, something that we all come across in...
Fragility fractures in the elderlyAs a resident doctor on call, in geriatrics...
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood...
In this article, we will present several common scenarios involving Parkinson’s disease...
Within Geriatric Medicine you are always working as part of a multidisciplinary team...
Patients may live or be discharged to a variety of social care settings and understanding...
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...
