What diseases or problems does the geriatrician treat?

Geriatrician

The geriatrician is a doctor who specializes in problems and diseases of older adults. He is dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect this population, such as chronic diseases, dementia, osteoporosis, arthritis and mobility problems. In addition, the geriatrician manages aspects related to mental and emotional well-being, the appropriate use of medications and improving the quality of life in general. It is advisable to see a geriatrician to evaluate and manage the complexities of health in the elderly, ensuring comprehensive and specialized care to promote healthy and active aging.

The most common diseases that geriatricians treat are:

Alzheimer:

Alzheimer's is a progressive mental pathology characterized by the deterioration of the brain mass causing memory loss.

Chondrocalcinosis:

Chondrocalcinosis is a disease of the musculoskeletal system and is characterized by the deposit of calcium salts inside the articular cartilage.

Chronic pain:

Chronic pain is pain that lasts at least 12 weeks or past the time of normal tissue healing.

Dementia:

Dementia is a deficiency of mental faculties, usually progressive, due to age or illness. Dementia alters memory, reason and behavior.

Depression:

Depression is a mental illness responsible for causing deep sadness, low self-esteem, lack of mood, loss of interest in everything and decreased psychic functions.

Dystonia:

Dystonia are involuntary movements of the muscles that cause repetitive movements.

Geriatric foot:

The geriatric foot is a deformity of the foot which requires physiotherapy treatment and thus stop the joint degeneration and muscle atrophy that the foot suffers.

Hearing loss:

Hearing loss is the decrease in hearing, making it impossible to hear normally. It can occur in one or two ears.

Hip fracture:

The hip fracture is the breaking of the hip joint in the upper part of the femur.

Hypercholesterolemia:

Hypercholesterolemia is the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood.

Macular degeneration:

Macular degeneration is an ocular disorder that gradually ends central and acute vision, it is characterized by difficulty in making details visible.

Osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis is the decrease in bone mass density, making bones more porous and less resistant to knocks or external injuries.

Prostatitis:

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland. Prostatitis can cause pain, difficulty urinating, and sexual dysfunction.

Rheumatoid Arthritis :

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the synovium, cartilage, and bone of joints, causing symptoms such as pain and stiffness.

Schizophrenia:

Schizophrenia is a mental pathology, where the deterioration of mental capacities such as emotions, perceptions, will and thoughts is evidenced.

Urinary incontinence:

Urinary incontinence is the individual's inability to control the sphincters to hold urine.

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