Often, geriatric patients are under-medicated for _______

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burton19126

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on: Apr 1, 2019

Often, geriatric patients are under-medicated for ________.

◦ pain
◦ hypertension
◦ diabetes
◦ osteoporosis

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Reply #1 on: Apr 1, 2019

pain

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