When an elderly person finds that he or she has symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath and panic attacks, which department should he or she choose for the first visit? Perhaps you will say, of course, choose cardiology. In fact, due to age, the elderly often suffer from cardiovascular, urological, endocrine, neuropsychiatric and other diseases at the same time, if the division of medicine, there may be a headache and foot phenomenon. To solve this problem, it is recommended that the elderly should first go to the geriatrics department for the first consultation. This is determined by the following aspects: 1, the physiological characteristics of the elderly As the elderly age, the body appears a series of degenerative changes. Therefore, the elderly need a full range of health knowledge about safety, diet, exercise and self-care, and geriatric professionals are the basic guarantee for the elderly to get a full range of health knowledge. 2. Psychological characteristics of the elderly The mental activity of the elderly is weakened, such as memory loss, loneliness, depression, suspicion, emotional instability, irritability and so on. At this time, the patience, enthusiasm and good communication skills of geriatric professionals are effective bridges to strengthen emotional communication. 3. Characteristics of the elderly (1) Slow onset, atypical clinical manifestations Due to the lowering of the sensibility of the elderly, often the disease is already more serious, but there are no obvious self-conscious symptoms or clinical manifestations. Geriatric professionals are good at observing the changes in the condition of the elderly, and can accurately assess the health status of the elderly, providing a basis for early diagnosis and avoiding delays in diagnosis and treatment. (2) Multiple diseases exist at the same time About 70% of the elderly suffer from two or more diseases at the same time, so the treatment of geriatrics should take into account the various factors affecting the health of the elderly, and formulate a comprehensive treatment and care plan. (3) Long duration of illness, slow recovery, and many complications Elderly patients have low immunity, poor resistance to disease and repair ability, resulting in a long duration of illness and slow recovery, while experienced geriatric professionals will pay special attention to observing the condition, formulating practical treatment and care goals, and assisting the elderly to establish confidence in overcoming the disease. In short, the geriatrics department is specially set up for the characteristics of the elderly. Aiming at the characteristics of elderly patients with atypical symptoms, multiple causative factors, reduced function of multiple organs and co-existence of multiple diseases, a multidisciplinary treatment team provides comprehensive examination, diagnosis, intensive intervention treatment and health guidance. One-stop. Medical services for the elderly heart, brain, lungs, kidneys and other multiple organ function damage and acute severe cases of rescue to provide the most effective treatment. The Geriatrics Department not only undertakes medical services for geriatric patients, but also provides geriatric health services, integrating disease prevention, health care, treatment, rehabilitation, life care, and end-of-life care, so that the elderly can enjoy appropriate health care services and life care in healthy, subhealthy, and disease states.