Whole-person medicine for older adults: frailty, prevention, independence.
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Geriatrics is the specialty that takes on the older person as a whole rather than one organ at a time. It is concerned with what the sum of illnesses and treatments does to walking, appetite, alertness and independence — and will sometimes accept a less perfect number so that the person lives better.
This topic gathers the situations specific to old age that belong to no organ specialty: frailty, falls, acute confusion, undernutrition, polypharmacy, sarcopenia, incontinence. They are called geriatric syndromes. They settle in slowly, are far more recoverable when caught early, and are almost always put down to age when they in fact call for care.
For an overview of the specialty and its place in Morocco, start with the reference guide to geriatrics.
Ni maladie ni vieillissement normal, la fragilité est un état réversible qui précède la dépendance. Savoir la repérer change le cours des choses.
Une consultation de gériatrie ne ressemble à aucune autre. Voici ce qu'on y évalue, comment s'y préparer et ce qu'on en retire concrètement.
Après 50 ans, on perd 1 à 2 % de muscle par an. Cette fonte silencieuse explique les chutes et la perte d'autonomie — et elle se combat efficacement.