geriatric disorder; disease of old age; geriatric syndrome

Etiology

• cardiovascular disease
  • atherosclerosis
    • systolic hypertension
  • coronary artery disease
  • cerebrovascular disease
  • aortic aneurysm
  • peripheral arterial disease
  • atrial fibrillation
• cancer
  • lung cancer
  • colon cancer
  • breast cancer
  • prostate cancer
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• neurodegenerative diseases
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Parkinson's disease
  • vascular dementia
• diabetes mellitus type 2
• benign prostatic hypertrophy
• urinary incontinence
• sarcopenia
• osteoporosis
• osteoarthritis
• eye
  • macular degeneration
  • glaucoma
  • cararacts
  • presbyopia
• presbycusis
• diverticulosis
• geriatric syndromes
  • dizziness, gait ataxia, falls in the elderly
  • delirium
  • functional dependence, frailty
• other

Pathology

• decline in immunity
• increased exposure to disease-causing factors
• greater time for slowly-progressing pathology

More general terms

• chronic disease

More specific terms

• adverse drug effects in the elderly
• aggressive behavior in the elderly
• antibiotic side effects in the elderly
• asthma in the elderly
• cancer in the elderly
• cognitive impairment in the elderly
• depression in the elderly
• dermatologic disorders in the elderly
• disequilibrium in the elderly
• disorders of the colon in the elderly
• eating disorders in the elderly
• elder abuse
• end of life
• falls in the elderly
• fever in the elderly
• fibromyalgia in the elderly
• frailty
• gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the elderly
• inappropriate medications in the elderly (by disorder)
• infections in the elderly
• orthopedic disorders in the elderly
• psychosis, agitation & difficult behavior in the elderly
• renal disorders in the elderly
• rheumatologic disorders in the elderly
• sarcopenia
• seizures in the elderly
• subjective memory problems in the elderly

Additional terms

• Alzheimer's disease (ADD)
• anemia
• atrial fibrillation (AF)
• benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
• blood pressure in the very old
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• chronic pain
• constipation; dyschezia
• delirium (acute confusional state)
• dementia; Alzheimer's disease & related dementias (ADRD)
• diabetes mellitus type 2 (insulin-resistant)
• hearing loss (hearing impairment, hard of hearing, HOH)
• heart failure (HF)
• myocardial infarction (MI); heart attack
• osteoporosis
• Parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans, PD)
• parkinsonism
• pressure ulcer (decubitus ulcer, bedsore)
• prevention of fecal & urinary incontinence
• sleep disorder
• stroke; cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
• systolic hypertension (hypertension in the elderly)
• visual impairment