Stern Geriatrics

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About Stern Geriatrics

A geriatrician is a physician trained to deal with the health care needs of the elderly. Sadly, as people age, health deteriorates and performing the activities of everyday life may become challenging. As a geriatrician, my primary job is to recognize the nature of the patient’s problems so that I can deal with its medical aspects. At the same time, I do everything I can to help strengthen the patient’s support system. My goal is always to help my patient maintain his or her independence.. While some loss of cognitive ability is associated with aging, there is a big difference between forgetting a name or word for a moment or three and true memory decline. When the decline in cognitive ability is accompanied by other losses of mental function, and becomes severe enough to interfere with daily life and everyday activities, the patient is considered to suffer from dementia disorder. The most common and best known form of dementia disorder is Alzheimer’s disease. The geriatric examination includes evaluation of the patient’s mental condition in order to identify signs of illness that are different from those of normal aging, more rapid or more extreme, and then suggesting treatments, as appropriate.