{"id":5949,"date":"2017-02-23T08:33:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T13:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2017-02-23T08:33:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T13:33:26","slug":"geriatricians-can-help-aging-patients-navigate-multiple-ailments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=5949","title":{"rendered":"Geriatricians Can Help Aging Patients Navigate Multiple Ailments"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By: Judith Graham)<\/p>\n

or months, Teresa Christensen\u2019s 87-year-old mother, Genevieve, complained of pain from a nasty sore on her right foot. She stopped going to church. She couldn\u2019t sleep at night. Eventually, she stopped walking except when absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n

Her primary care doctor prescribed three antibiotics, one after another. None worked.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoctor, can\u2019t we do some further tests?\u201d Teresa Christensen remembered asking. \u201cI felt that he was looking through my mother instead of looking at her.\u201d Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

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