geriatrics

[ UK /d‍ʒˌɛɹɪˈætɹɪks/ ]
[ US /ˌdʒɛɹiˈætɹɪks/ ]
NOUN
  1. the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
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How To Use geriatrics In A Sentence

  • All assessments were performed by staff with training in drug safety, including specialists in clinical pharmacology and general medicine, pharmacy, geriatrics, and nursing.
  • The private hospitals will not want to take over expensive areas like accident and emergency services or unprofitable sectors like geriatrics or mental health.
  • The training grounds in medical schools focus very little on geriatrics and gerontology, and newly graduating doctors come out with what some researchers call ‘healthism’.
  • In other areas geriatrics patients are defined by their need for rehabilitation and multi-disciplinary care.
  • See if any of the crochety geriatrics in the GOP can pull a Thurmond and speak out agains the healthcare bill for 24 consecutive hours. Think Progress » Biden criticizes use of filibuster: ‘No democracy has survived needing a supermajority.’
  • The department is expanding its research in geriatrics, with a multi-million dollar project focusing on respiratory problems in nursing homes.
  • Chief physician Lu Yongbing is a famous Geriatrics specialist.
  • Many physical therapists obtain advanced specialty certification in cardiovascular and pulmonary therapy, clinical electrophysiology, geriatrics, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and sports therapy.
  • You can search by subdiscipline, such as cardiothoracics or geriatrics, or by type of study, randomized controlled trial, or review.
  • Let's face it, the list is full of geriatrics who couldn't make a shiv from a broken piece of metal if their lives depended on it. An Open Letter to David Horowitz
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