Geriatric emergencies : a discussion-based review / edited by Amal Mattu, Shamai A. Grossman, Peter L. Rosen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mattu, Amal, editor.

Grossman, Shamai A., editor.

Rosen, Peter, 1935- editor.

Series:

Current topics in emergency medicine.

Current Topics in Emergency Medicine

Standardized Title:

Geriatric emergencies (Mattu)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical emergencies.

Geriatrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (451 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The elderly represent the fastest growing segment of the population in developed countries, reflected in the patient population presenting to EDs and hospitals. These patients more often than not have greater co-morbidities, more complicated workups and utilize more laboratory and radiologic services. This text is designed to teach emergency physicians how best to care for this specific demographic of patients. It addresses physiologic changes, high-risk conditions, and atypical presentations associated with elderly patients in the ED that result in frequent misdiagnosis or delays in diagnosis. It instructs the readers how best to care for elderly patients in order to minimize morbidity and mortality, addressing some of the difficult psychosocial issues that confront health care providers that care for elderly patients, such as psychiatric disease and end-of-life care. The utility of this text is not limited to emergency physicians, but it should be useful to all health care providers involved in the treatment of elderly patients with acute medical or surgical conditions.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 General assessment of the elderly patient; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 2 Physiologic changes with aging; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Cardiovascular system - a tired pump, hardened pipes, and frayed wires; Pulmonary - decreased endurance and a decrease in oxygen tension; Renal - a loss of mass, altered drug sensitivity

Hematology/immunology - waning defenses, dull weaponsNeurologic - preserved attention, difficulty learning new tricks; Musculoskeletal - keeping it together gets harder to do; Gastrointestinal - slow and uncoordinated; Genitourinary - incontinence is not a given; Endocrine - the salt, sugar, and spice of life; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 3 Functional assessment of the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision making; References; Chapter 4 Pharmacological issues in the elderly

Section I: Case presentationSection II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Delirium treatment and management; Section IV: Decision Making; References; Chapter 5 Altered mental status in the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 6 Geriatric psychiatric emergencies; Section I: Case Presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Initial workup; Testing; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 7 Acute abdominal pain in the elderly: Surgical causes

Section I: Case presentationSection II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-Making; References; Chapter 8 Nonsurgical abdominal pain in the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 9 Back pain; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Testing for patients with headache; Treatment; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 10 Headache; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Case resolution

Section III: ConceptsAcute coronary syndrome (ACS); Congestive heart failure; Atrial fibrillation; Pneumonia; Asthma and COPD; Pulmonary embolism; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 11 Dyspnea in the elderly; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case Discussion; Section III: Concepts; Section IV: Decision-making; References; Chapter 12 Acute chest pain in the geriatric patient; Section I: Case presentation; Section II: Case discussion; Section III: Concepts; Acute coronary syndrome; Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Conclusion; Section IV: Decision-making; References

Chapter 13 Acute cardiac disease in elder patients

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118753330

111875333X

9781118753262

1118753267

9781118753316

1118753313

OCLC:

922971016