Geriatrics
Constipation is one of the most common complaints in hospital, especially on the...
It is important for junior 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...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
Fragility fractures in the elderly
As a junior doctor on call, in geriatrics or...
Dying is a natural process and unfortunately, something that we all come across in...
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood supply...
In this article, we will present several common scenarios involving Parkinson’s disease...
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...
Patients may live or be discharged to a wide variety of social care settings and...
Within Geriatric Medicine you are always working as part of a multidisciplinary team...
