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Geriatrics and Hypertension

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Difference between Geriatrics and Hypertension

Geriatrics vs. Hypertension

Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

Similarities between Geriatrics and Hypertension

Geriatrics and Hypertension have 13 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ageing, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular disease, Cognitive deficit, Death, Dementia, Disease, Hypercholesterolemia, Kidney, Kidney failure, Medication, Organ (anatomy), Visual impairment.

Ageing

Ageing or aging (see spelling differences) is the process of becoming older.

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Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which the inside of an artery narrows due to the build up of plaque.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels.

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Cognitive deficit

Cognitive deficit or cognitive impairment is an inclusive term to describe any characteristic that acts as a barrier to the cognition process.

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Death

Death is the cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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Dementia

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning.

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Disease

A disease is any condition which results in the disorder of a structure or function in an organism that is not due to any external injury.

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Hypercholesterolemia

Hypercholesterolemia, also called high cholesterol, is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood.

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Kidney

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs present in left and right sides of the body in vertebrates.

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Kidney failure

Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys no longer work.

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Medication

A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Organ (anatomy)

Organs are collections of tissues with similar functions.

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Visual impairment

Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.

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Geriatrics and Hypertension Comparison

Geriatrics has 133 relations, while Hypertension has 243. As they have in common 13, the Jaccard index is 3.46% = 13 / (133 + 243).

References

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