Geriatric patient anemia

Of particular importance in the geriatric patient Edema, weight gain, anemia... 

Vitamin C deficiency has been linked indirectly to psychological and physiological deteriorations in the elderly. Seven out of 254 chronic geriatric patients with low leukocyte and serum vitamin C levels were found to be confused. These patients had some signs of scurvy, primarily multiple bruises and tibial tenderness with or without anemia. The confusion, as well as the other signs, clearly responded to ascorbate in four patients the other three died (Mitra, 1971). 

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