When Is It the Right Time to Ask for a Geriatrician?

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Titel: When Is It the Right Time to Ask for a Geriatrician?
Beteiligte: Chun, Audrey K.
Erschienen: Wiley, 2011
Erschienen in: Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: A Journal of Translational and Personalized Medicine
Sprache: Englisch
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20268
ISSN: 0027-2507; 1931-7581
Schlagwörter: General Medicine
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Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Given an aging population coupled with a shortage of people to care for them, it is essential to understand the patient qualities for which geriatric expertise would be most beneficial. For the practicing physician attempting to understand the timing of geriatric‐care provision, this article reviews the relevant literature, which suggests geriatric expertise should be considered for the patients who benefit most: any patient aged ≥ 85 years, or adults aged < 85 years with complex multimorbidity, frailty, or other geriatric conditions; disability or dementia; or need for palliative or end‐of‐life care. <jats:bold><jats:italic>Mt Sinai J Med 78:485–488, 2011.</jats:italic></jats:bold> © <jats:italic>2011 Mount Sinai School of Medicine</jats:italic></jats:p>

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