Geriatrics syllabus in China
- Geratology is a branch of medicine that focuses on all problems of elderly people,
including the mechanism and physical changes of aging, prevention and treatment of
geriatric disease, geriatric psychology and new concepts in an aging society.
Description:
- In this course, we introduce the basic knowledge and achievements in the area of aging, which contains the mechanism, physiology, pathology, and epidemiology of geriatric diseases, as well as geriatric sociology and psychology.
- We pay more attention to common clinical problems occurring in elderly people, such as falls, depression, cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disorders, neurocognitive disorders and pulmonary disease.
Teaching methods
- Multi-media teaching
Teaching hours distribution
| Contents | Lecture |
| General geriatrics | 4 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly | |
| Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly | 2 |
| Acute Coronary Sydrome in the Elderly | 2 |
| Pulmonary Diseases in the Elderly | |
| Pneumonia in the Elderly. | 2 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) in the Elderly | 2 |
| Digestive System Disease in the Elderly | |
| Upper Digestive Tract Bleeding | 2 |
| The Digestive Tract Tumor | 2 |
| Virus Hepatitis in the Elderly | 2 |
| Kidney And Urinary Tract Disorders In The Elderly | |
| Acute Renal Failure in the Elderly | 2 |
| Metabolic And Endocrine Disorders In The Elderly | |
| Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly | 2 |
| Cancer in the Elderly | 2 |
| Falls | 2 |
| Nervous System Diseases in the Elderly | |
| Alzheimer Disease | 2 |
| Parkinson Disease in the Elderly | 2 |
| Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Elderly | 2 |
| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) | 2 |
| Mental System Diseases in the Elderly | |
| Delirium in the Elderly | 2 |
| Total | 36 |
Examination pattern & marks distribution
- Theory examination one second 80%
- Performance in the class 20%
Sample Exam Questions
References
- Raymond C. Tallis, Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Churchill Living Stone, 2002
- Christine K. Cassel , Geriatric Medicine, 4th Edition, Springer, 2003
