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A Comparative Study on Oxygen Saturation, Breath Rate, Lung Parameters, Anxiety and Depression Level in Geriatric Population

P. Chaitra Bhat, K. U. Dhanesh Kumar, Subhashchandra Rai & K. B. Riyas Basheer · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Ageing has been associated with multiple medical conditions mainly due to impaired immune mechanisms and deteriorating physiological reserves such as declining physical health, increased risk for mental and emotional problems, economic constraints, changing roles and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930372

Characteristics of the Admissions of Old-old Patients to the Emergency Department

Serkan Dogan, Busra Bildik, Melis Dorter, Utku Murat Kalafat, Doganay Can & Basar Cander · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Aim: Through advances in technology and medicine, life expectancy is longer than before. The area covered by elderly people in the population pyramid has been changing over the years. Emergency departments are often used by elderly patients. It increases the density and fullness...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i430198