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Geriatrics 781


 
Module code FMG 781
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences
Module content

Study of theories of ageing; physiology of ageing; demography; presentation of disease in the aged; cardiovascular system; conditions of the joints; respiratory system; central and peripheral nervous system; digestive tract; urinary tract; endocrine system; haematology; skin and sense organs; psycho-geriatrics; falls in the elderly; infections; cancer; terminal care; nutrition; rehabilitation; drugs and preventive geriatrics.
Module credits 10.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Family Medicine
Period of presentation Semester 1
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