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A decline in organ function, accompanying risk factors, and diseases altogether make disease presentation-diagnosismanagementobscure. Geriatric clinical situations are rarely simple. Geriatric syndromes are clinical conditionsthat are highly prevalent in aged persons, have multifactorial pathophysiology, and associated with considerablemorbidity and poor quality of life. Geriatric syndromes are associated with increased risk of activities of daily livings)loss and death rate. There are 3 approaches to Geriatric syndrome management, such as traditional approach bydiagnosis and treatment, geriatric approach by risk factor assessment and reduction, and ‘mom. approach through3 domains. In older patients, complicated associations of multiple contributors generally cause a single symptom,which is accompanied and accumulated by multiple impairments. The management of geriatric syndromes includesthe treatment of multiple contributors, the treatment of one geriatric symptom or sign, the management of multipleoutcomes, and prevention. I'd like to name this approach as ‘mom. approach after the acronym of multiplecontributors, one phenotype, and multiple outcomes. The understanding of geriatric syndromes will be an importantstepping stone in clinical practice of geriatrics. KCI Citation Count: 0