Advances in Palliative Care and Pediatrics

Gerontology and Geriatric Palliative Care

The medical area of geriatrics deals with the care of elderly people. Geriatrics focused doctors assist older patients with the physical changes that their bodies undergo as they age. Gerontology is the rational study of maturing as a cycle of the physical, social, and psychological kinds. Reviewers usually reference academic authorities from other, diverse domains. However, there are some fundamental differences between gerontology and geriatrics in terms of how they approach the elderly and what they ultimately contribute to the field of senior review and care. For older patients, the main challenges may be a sudden shift in mental state, excruciating pain, shady symptoms, declining health, dehydration, anorexia, and odd clinical reactions