Geriatrics Department

The Geriatrics Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine was established in 1993. It is the chairman unit of the Geriatric Medicine Professional Committee of the Tianjin Society of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, a clinical trial base for new traditional Chinese medicines of the State Food and Drug Administration, a member unit of the Collaborative Innovation Alliance of the National Clinical Medical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, and has the inheritance studio of Professor Cao Keguang, a nationally renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Undertaken a number of national, provincial and municipal level and health bureau scientific research projects. The Department of Geriatrics takes "caring for life and protecting health" as its mission. It is an excellent medical team with strong skills, rigorous work and dedication. The Department of Geriatrics mainly focuses on the comprehensive prevention and treatment of common diseases, frequently-occurring diseases and geriatric syndromes in the elderly. It is good at diagnosing and treating diseases involving multiple organs such as the heart, lungs, and brain. Diagnosis and treatment scope of geriatrics department: 1. Circulatory system diseases: coronary heart disease, hypertension, arrhythmia, heart failure in the elderly, etc. 2. Respiratory system diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, sleep apnea, respiratory failure, etc. 3. Digestive system diseases: gastroesophageal reflux, chronic gastritis, constipation, diarrhea, etc. in the elderly. 4. Endocrine system diseases: diabetes, thyroid disease, metabolic syndrome, hyperuricemia, gout, etc. in the elderly. 5. Blood system diseases: anemia in the elderly, etc.6. Nervous system diseases: ischemic cerebrovascular disease, TIA, cerebral hemorrhage, Alzheimer's disease, etc. 7. Urinary system diseases: chronic kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome, hypertensive nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, etc. 8. Infectious diseases: pneumonia, urinary tract infection, sepsis, infective endocarditis, cholecystitis, etc. 9. Elderly Annual surgical perioperative management 10. Malnutrition in the elderly 11. Edema in the elderly 12. Rehabilitation in the elderly 13. Water, electrolyte and acid-base imbalance in the elderly The Department of Geriatrics now has outpatient clinics in the north and south campuses of our hospital. The ward is located on the east side of the 24th floor of the inpatient department. The office phone number is 022-27986953.