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Disease Profile And Outcome Of Geriatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital ,tirupati,ap.

Dr. M. Ramadevi, Dr. C. Jaya Bhaskar, Dr. Y. Divya Latha

Abstract :

Ageing is a progressive and generalised impairment of body functions and loss of adaptive responses to stress and increasing risk of age related diseases . Non communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, refractive errors and their complications are increasing among the ageing population. Data collection and Results: Total admissions during the study period in the Department of General Medicine were 4184. Of these 1657 (39.6%) were in the age group of 60 years or more. Among them 610 were admitted in Acute medical care unit, 232 were in cardiology unit and 815 patients were admitted in the medical wards. 1060 (64%) are male subjects and 597(36%) are female subjects with male to female ratio of 1.8 :1. Common diseases observed are CVA,CKD,CAD, Respiratory diseases, Sepsis and dyselectrolytemia.

Keywords :

Geriatric   CVA   CKD   CAD  

Cite This Article :

DISEASE PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS ADMITTED IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL ,TIRUPATI,AP., Dr.M. Ramadevi, Dr.C. Jaya Bhaskar, Dr.Y. Divya Latha, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PURE MEDICAL RESEARCH : Volume- | Issue- | January-2024

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