Geriatrics rotation: Common disease states?

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pinkyrx

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Which disease states will you most commonly see in the geriatric population? I know it could be basically anything, but I'm just trying to think of the more common ones.

Alzheimers, Parkinson's, CHF, BPH, HTN, diabetes, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, constipation, insomnia... what else?

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respiratory infections, cough, arthritis

I'm trying to think about the oldies that I used to work with at a nursing home...

vision loss, hearing loss, loss of appetite, aches, wound healing problems due to diabetes, cancer

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glaucoma, macular degeneration
 
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The ones I saw the most were constipation, depression, anemia, DM, HTN, stroke, and HF.
 
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