# \#geriatric

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## [The Role of Family in Pediatric and Geriatric Healthcare](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/the-role-of-family-in-pediatric-and-geriatric-healthcare/14075)

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**Author:** [@sanghavideshpande](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/sanghavideshpande)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/the-role-of-family-in-pediatric-and-geriatric-healthcare/14075 "2026-02-12T03:46:01Z")

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Healthcare is rarely delivered in isolation—especially at the two most vulnerable ends of life: childhood and old age. In both pediatric and geriatric care, family involvement is not optional support; it is a central com…

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## [Sleep Problems in Older Adults: Normal Ageing or Treatable Condition?](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/sleep-problems-in-older-adults-normal-ageing-or-treatable-condition/14074)

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**Author:** [@sanghavideshpande](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/sanghavideshpande)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/sleep-problems-in-older-adults-normal-ageing-or-treatable-condition/14074 "2026-02-12T03:43:46Z")

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Difficulty sleeping is one of the most common complaints among older adults. Early awakenings, frequent night-time waking, and daytime fatigue are often dismissed as “just part of ageing.” But this assumption can be misl…

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## [The Rise of Polypharmacy in the Elderly — What Students Should Understand Early](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/the-rise-of-polypharmacy-in-the-elderly-what-students-should-understand-early/13461)

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**Author:** [@sanghavideshpande](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/sanghavideshpande)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/the-rise-of-polypharmacy-in-the-elderly-what-students-should-understand-early/13461 "2026-02-11T15:26:29Z")

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As life expectancy increases, so does the number of older adults living with multiple chronic conditions. Hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease—each adds a medication. Over time, this leads to polypharmacy, co…

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## [THE STOPP/START CRITERIA: A framework for Rational Geriatric Prescribing](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/the-stopp-start-criteria-a-framework-for-rational-geriatric-prescribing/11311)

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**Author:** [@Nischal.garg](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Nischal.garg)\
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**Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/the-stopp-start-criteria-a-framework-for-rational-geriatric-prescribing/11311 "2025-12-16T19:58:46Z")

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STOPP/START criteria: Screening Tool for Older Person’s Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions (STOPP) and Screening Tool to Alert doctors to the Right Treatment (START) criteria is evidence-based criteria and one of th…